Deadly shark attacks doubled in 2023, with disproportionate number in one country, new report finds
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There was a spike in deadly shark attacks reported globally in 2023, with one country bearing the brunt of incidents, a new report shows.
The overall number of fatal incidents last year remained relatively low, but it was still twice the previous year's total, according to the latest iteration of the International Shark Attack File — a database of global shark attacks run by the University of Florida.
The new report, published Monday, noted that a "disproportionate" amount of people died from shark bites in Australia last year when compared with other countries around the world.
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