Thanks to thousands of annual beach goers and untold toothy predators hunting offshore, New Smyrna Beach is the shark attack capital of the world. That is according to the International Shark Attack File, which has 210 attacks in the beach's home county as today of Volusia, Fla. But miles of white sand and consistent surf breaks continue to draw vacationers and locals into the waters.
Ichthyologists, of course, will say you're being paranoid. You can swim and surf and boogie board with nary a worry at almost any beach on the planet. You are not a seal. Sharks do not want to eat you...or do they? I'll let you decide when you check out all of the sharks coming into shore, they are in so far for a reason don't you think?
New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida is the shark attack capital of the world, according to a database called the I.S.A.F, "International Shark Attack File". Every year, thousands of people dip their toes and then jump in, paddling past the surf and into a zone that's literally packed with sharks.
Somewhere in the mental file we all have are ways "I don't want to die," deep in the bad dreams, there's an image of a great white shark that is black-eyed and toothy, tough skinned and chomping. Maybe you first saw this 20 foot long eating machine on Animal Planet or your parents did on Jaws. Wherever it came from the image will always be there in the back of your brain.
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