California Shark Attack Involved "No Brainer" Danger
Great white shark attacks are on the rise, says an expert. But there are ways to reduce risk.
The attack of a 40-year-old swimmer by a great white shark in southern California on Saturday has people questioning shark fishing and beach safety.
The man survived the attack with serious bite injuries. The shark, said to be a 7-foot-long (2.1 meters) juvenile great white, had been hooked on a line by an angler off the Manhattan Beach pier. The fisherman had been unable to bring the beast in, so he reportedly cut the line.
The panicked, exhausted animal then bit long-distance swimmer Steven Robles on the chest.
National Geographic spoke with George Burgess, the director of shark research at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville and the curator of the International Shark Attack File, about the incident
