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Bender was surfing on New Smyrna Beach, paddling his way toward a wave when he says he felt a "very hard" bite on his arm.
By the time I looked down, it was gone, and all I saw was red, and I knew I was bitten by a shark,” Bender told NewsNation.
WHEN people seek thrills in Florida, they typically head straight to Orlando’s world-famous theme parks for an unforgettable ...
Matthew Bender joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to explain how he survived a shark bite while surfing at New Smyrna Beach in Florida, bodysurfing his way to shore before receiving help from a ...
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A new shark alert system is working its way through the U.S. House of Representatives. The ...
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 ...
Tideschart developed its rankings on three criteria: shark attacks, surf zone fatalities, and hurricanes. After the numbers were crunched, New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County topped the list as the ...