Francisco Javier Solorio, 39 years old, got killed by a white shark when surfing off the beaches at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Within 24 hours 2 surfers were bitten at the beaches of Brevard County, Brandon Murray and Brandon Taylor. Both received minor lacerations, foot and forearm.

Andrew Birchall was surfing when a shark bit him. Although the bite was minor (3 rows of teeth marks) the case is still remarkable because when his lower leg was X-rayed a tooth was found.

Jon Hines was surfing when he has bitten by a shark. Witnesses commented that they saw how Jon was fighting the shark off with his bare hands, and in the process sustained lacerations to arm and abdomen.

The leg of a German tourist was injured by a shark when he was standing in waist deep water, at Gulf Shores, Alabama. The injury consisted of a 3 to 4 inch gash (10-12 cm). The person got stitches at a local hospital.

Little damage to the left hand were caused by a small lemon shark (1-1.5m) when David Lowe, 56 years old, was freediving in Key Largo, Florida.

This latest incident occurred within a reserve, were an unknown man was surfing when a shark bit his right foot and hand.

John Campion was surfing when he got dragged under by a shark. Despite Campion’s severe wounds on the torson and his arm, he was able to paddle back to shore.

Steve Stotts was surfing around 16h00 in chest deep water with his wife about 30m off Mahaulepu beach when a shark clamped down on his left foot. Stotts observed a seal prior to the incident.

Chris Myers and his son tried to reach a sandbar during some body surfing, when Chris got bitten by a shark. After the incident Chris was able to swim the 400-500 yards back to shore without help.