New Smyrna Beach is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World." It's been the site of more than 300 shark attacks since the 1980s, according to the International Shark Attack File in Gainesville.

Matthew Bender was bitten off New Smyrna Beach, which is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World" due to its high number of unprovoked shark encounters.

Just two days after surviving a shark attack, longtime surfer Matt Bender is back home — bandaged, recovering, and already thinking about his next wave.

"It felt like a bear trap suddenly clamped down on my arm," recounted 40-year-old surfer Matthew Bender after narrowly ...

The man thinks it was a bull shark that attacked him.

A surfer was attacked by a shark over the weekend at a Florida beach. The 40-year-old was in the water<a ...

A 40-year-old surfer in Volusia County recently survived a shark attack, leaving him with unexpected scars. Matthew Bender ...

A surfer in Florida says he fought off a shark after it attacked him in what's known as the 'Shark bite capital of the world.' ...

A man was taken to the hospital after being bitten by a shark in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. A man was taken to the hospital after being bitten by a shark in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

There have been 12 shark attacks reported since 2023 on New Smyrna Beach, northeast of Orlando, and the latest victim had a ...

A 40-year-old surfer describes a shark attack at New Smyrna Beach in Florida as feeling "like a bear trap" and "electricity." ...

Video footage has captured the horrifying moment after Matt Bender, 40, was brutally bitten by a shark in waters dubbed the ...