Two recent shark attacks in the Florida Panhandle, including one that cost a 16-year-old boy his leg Monday, threaten to bring back the media frenzy of 2001, dubbed the “Summer of the Shark” by Time magazine.

The Carolinas are in the top five nationwide for shark violence. But unlike the attack that killed a teenaged girl Saturday, bites are rarely fatal.

[via Charlotte Observer]

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