Recent Shark Attacks in Myrtle Beach

With the news reporting more and more shark attacks at our beaches it's hard not to have the Jaws theme running through your head whenever you step into the water. The very latest attack at Myrtle Beach, SC came on August 13, 2007 when not one, but two people were attacked within four miles of each other. The Museum of Natural History in Florida holds the International Shark Attack File, which is a worldwide summary of shark attacks and the definitive source of actual shark attacks since 1958. According to them there has been a steady increase in shark attacks, reaching it's peak in the 90s and slowly leveling off. The reason for the rise in attacks may not be more sharks in the oceans or any change in their behavior.

In total there have been 56 reports of shark attacks off South Carolina coasts, which culminates to about three attacks per year. The only fatal attack off the South Carolina coast is reported to have taken place in 1883. On Monday, August 13 a nine year old boy was bitten at Isle of Palms County Park and three hours later a 30 year old man was bitten outside the Wild Dunes area. With two bites in one day it might make vacationers think twice before taking dip in Myrtle Beach waters, when the latest attacks occurred in the shallows. The fact is that the reason more shark attacks are happening is more due to the fact that more humans are entering shark domain, rather then humans being hunted down. It's very simple - if there are more people in the water there's a larger chance that someone is going to get bitten just by mere happenstance.