Unfortunately, as a fear response to these scary-looking sea creatures, humans have started trophy hunting great white sharks. Sharks are incredibly important for the welfare of the ocean, and removing any animal from an ecosystem has devastating effects.
That said, it’s important to be careful in all ocean waters where sharks could be present. Here are some of the shark attacks of 2024.
On Jan. 15, 2024, the Royal Bahamas Police force issued an alert that a 10-year-old boy on vacation from Maryland had been bitten by a shark.
The attack took place around 4 p.m. local time while the boy was “participating in an expedition in a Shark Tank at a local resort” on Paradise Island. The boy was bitten on his leg and then immediately transferred to a hospital, where he is in stable condition.
