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It’s like, ‘Oops, I’m sorry. (Photo via Getty)Snorkelling with Whale Sharks at Exmouth, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, the largest fish in the ocean, and a vegetarian.

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A North Myrtle Beach visitor was alarmed after seeing a shark swim close to people wading in shallow water Friday. Thankfully people are truly scared of sharks, so when we tell them why, they go, ‘OK, bye!’”Abel points to the murky water that lines the Grand Strand as a key contributor to keeping sharks in the area, as well as continued climate change — an always controversial topic, although Abel doesn’t think so when it comes to shark migration.“The change in climate is affecting ocean temperatures is definitely bringing more sharks here for longer periods of time. "I saw my husband kind of pointing down at the beach to me and then he made a shark fin with his hands over his head," she told the outlet.The couple quickly ushered their son and nephew out of the water and then began recording the creatures, believed to be spinner sharks, in amazement. But if a blacktip shark that was going after shiny little fish sees a person’s foot and accidentally bites it, that’s just bad luck and it’s going to happen from time to time.”South Carolina is among the top 5 states in the U.S. when it comes to shark attacks — but it registered only one bite in 2019, and this is the first along the Grand Strand in 2020.Between 2000-2019, there were 74 shark bites reported in the Palmetto State. “We don’t have a big year-around population of sharks, they migrate here when the temperature is warm. The 23-year-old competitive surfer was bitten by a shark on the arm while surfing near the Jacksonville Beach Pier.

The U.S. averages just under 45 shark bites per year, according to the Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, while Abel says that there are near 100 cases reported worldwide, with less than 10 percent being fatal.In South Carolina, there hasn’t been a fatal attack since 1852.While the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” and National Geographic’s Shark Fest — which Abel was featured on in 2020 — have put a newfound focus on shark’s interaction with humankind, Abel also warns that shark attacks around the world, much less the Grand Strand, are “uncommon.”“There is no shark commonly found here for which humans are a menu item.”Reach Nick Masuda at 843-607-0912.

(Photo: Stephen Frink, Getty)Need some extra cash? They prefer the live stuff,” Abel said. Coastal Carolina professor Daniel Abel with undergraduate Rachel Hildebrand and graduate student Andrew Sitlinger after the research crew hauled in a sandbar shark.

"Daniel Abel, a local shark expert and Coastal Carolina University professor of marine science, believes due to the shark’s quick release of Stowers’ arm, it was likely a blacktip shark — a species commonly found along the shores of the Grand Strand.Blacktips live in warm water and weather — with Myrtle Beach providing plenty of both nearly year around. Earlier this month, a 17-year-old surfer was mauled by a shark while swimming off Atlantic Beach.

A blacktip reef shark was filmed swimming on June 5 in the same location where the girl was apparently bitten on Monday. One of her legs had to be amputated. However, despite these well-publicized incidents, the truth is that the threat of shark attacks in Myrtle Beach remains remarkably low. Coastal Carolina professor Daniel Abel with undergraduate Rachel Hildebrand and graduate student Andrew Sitlinger after the research crew hauled in a sandbar shark. Follow him on Twitter at @nickmasudaphoto. I didn’t mean to do it,' and they move on.”While Stowers’ husband, Brad, wrapped a towel around her bleeding arm, a pair of Lack’s Beach Service lifeguards responded to Stowers’ injury around 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 19, calling for emergency back-up.According to Lack’s, an ambulance arrived eight minutes later — a quick turnaround due to it being the middle of the week.According to Lack’s Operations Manager, Weslyn Lack-Chickering, the company hires an off-duty medic to roam the beach on weekends because the trip from Highway 17 to the beach can be slow due to traffic.“While events like this are rare, we make sure we are covered when we know help might be a bit slower getting there,” Lack-Chickering said.

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