VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – It seems Volusia County won’t be giving up its title as the unofficial shark bite capital of the world any time soon.
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File recently published its summary of shark bites for 2020 and once again, Florida topped the list. [TRENDING: Great white shark bites boat in Florida | Orange County deputy’s TikTok videos under investigation | Governor touts vaccine rollout] There were 129 reported attacks worldwide last year, 33 of which occurred in the U.S., which has more bites than any other country.
Australia comes in at second with 18. Other than those two, no other country had more than one incident. Of the 33 bites in America, 16 occurred in Florida, putting