A 40-year-old surfer describes a shark attack at New Smyrna Beach in Florida as feeling "like a bear trap" and "electricity." ...

Matt Bender, a 40-year-old from Winter Park, was bitten on his right forearm while surfing on New Smyrna Beach Sunday.

A 40-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday after being bitten by a shark while surfing off New Smyrna Beach, a popular surf ...

Bender said in the aftermath of the attack, he used his leash as a tourniquet, got on his belly, and used his surfboard like a boogie board to get back to shore safely before flagging down a young ...

The attack took place in water off New Smyrna Beach, a city south of Daytona Beach in northwest Florida popular for its beaches and surfing.

The 50th anniversary of the blockbuster "Jaws" may leave some fearful of swimming in the open waters, but the reality is that ...

There were two documented sightings of great white sharks off the coast of Bailey Island, the site of Maine's first fatal ...

A large shark attacked a pelican in the Florida surf recently, creating a spectacle but not generating the type of response you might except among waders. The accompanying footage, captured by Lisa ...

On the same day as the Nantucket incident, a 40-year-old surfer named Matthew Bender of Winter Park, Florida, was attacked by ...

Just two days after surviving a shark attack, longtime surfer Matt Bender is back home — bandaged, recovering and already ...

At just 11 years old, Reeder was bitten by a bull shark while snorkeling in the Florida Keys, resulting in the loss of part ...