The most painful case of mistaken identity? Shark bite. Or a bite from a toothy creature just swimming in the sea. Typically it's surfers who fall victim to the mistaken identity. It also happens when ...

MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) — A Jackson Memorial Hospital trauma surgeon who treated a man bitten in the calf by something in the ocean off Miami Beach last weekend still doesn't know exactly what caused ...

ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- Ashley McConnell said it was horrifying to watch blood well up in the water around her brother, Tyler, who was attacked by a shark almost immediately after falling off a ...

Florida wildlife officials say a man who was initially believed to have been bitten by a shark while snorkeling in the Florida Keys was likely bitten by a barracuda. The man, who was visiting from ...

Sharks play an important role in our oceans as the top of the food chain. Sharks' starring role is to keep fish populations in check and help maintain a healthy balance in our waters, sea grass beds ...

It's rare, but a trip to the beach in Florida can end up with a shark bite − or a bite from a toothy sea creature. When this happens, people are likely to ask, "what bit you?" Specifically, they're ...