Over the weekend, sharks attacked people on two different beaches in the United States: among the victims is a 7-year-old girl

A 7-year-old girl was bitten by a shark while swimming off the coast of North Carolina. The edition told in more detail New York Post.

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The girl was bitten by a shark in the calf of the leg early on Sunday morning, June 27, in Ocean Isle Beach, where she was with her parents. City Mayor Debbie Smith said it was unclear if the girl's mother and father were in the water with her.

“I heard she was very brave,” Smith said of the girl. After the incident, the child was taken to the hospital, received several stitches and was discharged.

Smith said she was also at the beach that day.

“It was a very stressful day,” Smith said, adding that she was about a half-mile from the scene.

It is unclear which shark bit the girl, but Smith said it was likely small due to the size of the bite wound. She couldn't remember the last time a shark attack took place off the coast, but it was estimated to have been about three or four years old.

"You should always be careful when you're in the water at the beach and just use common sense and be alert," Smith said.

There were no other reports of shark sightings on Sunday, June 27, and no warnings were issued, Smith said.

Witnesses said that after the attack on the girl, other beach goers were told to get out of the water.

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This was at least the second recorded shark attack in the United States in many days.

The surfer was admitted to hospital on Saturday, June 26, after being attacked by a great white shark on Gray Kit Cove Beach, about 20 miles (32 km) south of San Francisco. The beach was closed after the incident.

Ocean Isle Beach has approximately 600 residents. The town is visited weekly by 25 people during the summer months.

The last suspected shark attack in Ocean Isle Beach occurred in 2019. There were three shark attacks reported in North Carolina last year, the fourth-highest total nationwide. None of the reported incidents resulted in death.

San Francisco attack

On Saturday, officials said a great white shark bit a swimmer off the coast of San Francisco Bay. The man is in serious condition, writes Los Angeles Times.

35-year-old man, sailed in the Pacific Ocean in San Mateo County. Around 09:15, he was bitten by a shark 6 to 8 feet long (1,8-2,4 m).

“The victim was able to swim to shore where medical assistance was called for,” the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The man was taken to Stanford Hospital.

Rescuers said he was in critical condition when he was taken to the emergency room and additional life support measures were taken.

The incident occurred off Gray Kit Cove Beach, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown San Francisco. The beach was closed.

The shark was probably a young individual. According to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, great white sharks are usually 4 to 5 feet (1,2-1,5 m) long at birth and are considered young until they reach 10 feet (3 m) in length. They can grow up to 21 feet (6,4 m).

Shark attacks in California are extremely rare, according to the state. Since 1950, California has recorded 76 attacks resulting in injuries. That translates to less than two shark attacks per year, which have resulted in injuries in 71 years.

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The state estimated that there was one fatal shark attack in California in the 2020s; two in the 2010s; three in the 2000s; one in the 1990s and three in the 1980s.

“Scientists consider Southern California a breeding ground for white sharks. Pregnant sharks give birth in relatively calm, warmer waters offshore, and young sharks spend a lot of time in shallow waters, the Department of Fish and Wildlife says. — During the period of warm water, young sharks feed in large quantities on stingrays and other small fish. As sharks grow and mature, they move to other areas and colder waters where there are more seals and sea lions.”

According to the state, great white sharks are among the main predators of the ocean and play an important role in the ecosystem by eating seals and sea lions. Officials say juvenile white sharks can often be seen in the shallow waters off the coast of Southern California, especially in summer and when the ocean is warm.

“There is only one guaranteed way to avoid shark attacks: stay out of the ocean,” the state says on its website. — Scientists agree that most white shark attacks on people are unintentional - when the shark mistakes the person for a seal or sea lion. It is not recommended to swim in areas where sharks have been observed or where white sharks have been feeding on marine mammals."

A recent study, published in Scientific Reports, reported an increase in the number of juvenile white sharks observed in Monterey Bay, about 60 miles (96,5 km) southeast of the shark attack site on Saturday, June 26.

In Southern California, recent drone footage shows that the presence of juvenile sharks is quite normal, and most of the year they are found along the California coast from San Diego to Point Conception in Santa Barbara County.

Notably, even though more people have taken up water sports and hobbies in California over the past decades, shark attacks have not increased proportionally.

If you want to know where the sharks are, then you can use a specially created tracker. Just go to link, find your location and see if there are sharks nearby.

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