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Volusia County: 22 Shark Attacks In ONE YEAR!

September 15, 2008 by Martin Brody · View Comments 

Everyone is reporting the same AP-style blurb, so here goes:
ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA
In Volusia County, a tourist from Tennessee has become the 22nd shark bite victim of 2008 — tying the previous county record set in 2001.
The Volusia Beach patrol says it looked like a 2- or 3-foot juvenile shark bit the unidentified man, 32, Sunday just before [...]

Sharks Attack Two Surfers in Volusia County

September 6, 2008 by Martin Brody · View Comments 

The Volusia County Government has achieved an almost farcical inability to keep their beach users safe. The Beach Safety website has ZERO mention of the obvious dangers posed by sharks in Volusia County waters.
The Fear Beneath never received a response from Volusia County Beach Safety Director Kevin Sweat – perhaps it’s time to move up [...]