Man Attacked By Shark For Second Time At Same U.S. Beach
The odds of a shark attack happening are apparently one in 11.5 million. And yet, an unlucky surfer in Florida has been attacked twice in his life. Twelve years ago, Cole Taschman was bit by a shark.
Florida surfer survives near-fatal shark attack at same beach, 12 years after first bite
This wasn't Cole Taschman's first brush with a shark. Twelve years prior, he had been bitten by a smaller shark while surfing in the same exact spot at Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Florida.
Surfer bitten by shark at same beach 11 years apart: ‘Same beach, same exact rock, same place’
Cole Taschman, 28, was surfing with friends at the Bathtub Beach in Stuart in Florida last week when he was attacked by a bull or tiger shark. The attack occurred at around 2pm on 25 October in the waters near his parent’s home.
Surfer bitten by shark on same beach twice in attacks 11 years apart
A Florida surfer said he was bitten by a shark on the ‘same beach, same exact rock’ where another shark bit him in 2013.
Surfer Recovering from Second Shark Bite in 11 Years at Same Beach: ‘I Don’t Even Know How I Still Have Toes’
So 93 stitches, I think I got like 10 staples or something like that and then three tendons gone that they reattached," Cole Taschman said of the incident
Surfer's Leg "Completely Severed" in Maui Beach Shark Attack
A 61-year-old man from Hawaii is recovering after a shark attack, with experts warning these are common at this time of year.
Shark bite severs 61-year-old surfer’s leg below knee off Maui, Hawaii rescuers say
Rescuers applied tourniquets and took the 61-year-old man to a hospital in critical condition, officials said. Beaches were closed in the Waiehu Beach Park area.
Fla. Man Bitten by Shark on Same Beach He Was Attacked 11 Years Earlier: 'It's Freaky'
As reported by TCPalm, 28-year-old Cole Taschman was surfing at Bathtub Beach with his friends and girlfriend on Friday, Oct. 25, when he was bitten on his feet by a shark. The attack came after he was previously bitten on his arm by a shark 11 years ago on the same beach at age 16.
Surfer’s leg ‘completely severed’ in Hawaii shark attack
A 61-year-old man is recovering in the hospital after losing his leg in a shark attack in Hawaii Friday morning.
Florida man bitten twice by shark at same beach over a decade apart
Waves splashing over the reef at Bathtub Reef Beach at sunrise on Hutchinson Island, Florida. (Photo credit: Diana Robinson Photography/Getty Images) While the odds of being bitten by a shark are remarkably low-1 in 4.
Shark bites off part of surfer’s leg in attack near Maui beach, authorities say
A 61-year-old surfer in Hawaii managed to begin swimming toward shore after a shark bit off a portion of his leg near a beach on Maui.
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Taschman was 16 when a 4- to 5-foot-long blacktip reef shark bit him in 2013, resulting in 93 stitches and two surgeries.
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'I'm bit I need to get to shore': Florida surfer survives two shark bites over a decade apart
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