AVON, N.C. -- Not many kids can say their dad punched a shark for them, but 8-year-old Jack Thornton can. His dad, 47-year-old Patrick Thornton, fought off a shark while they were swimming at a North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some fast action and skilled surgeons may have saved the leg of an 8-year-old boy who was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off ...

Some fast action and skilled surgeons may have saved the leg of an 8-year-old boy who was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off Key Largo on Labor Day, according to authorities. “[He] made it through ...

While Florida is known for shark bites, incidents are about average for the year and declined nationally in 2024. Shark bites are extremely rare and most are cases of mistaken identity in ...