Beach Travel News - Page 31

September 7, 2022

South Carolina beachgoers spot sharks right off the coast: 'Time to get out'

A blacktip shark was spotted swimming very close to shore on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina on Sunday afternoon.

September 6, 2022

Police searching for man accused of inappropriately touching young girls at Delaware beach

Police in Delaware are searching for a man they say inappropriately touched two girls underwater at the beach.

September 4, 2022

New York lifeguards save man who collapsed and remained unresponsive for 12 minutes

New York man David Plotkin was saved by the lifeguard team in the town of East Hampton, N.Y., after he collapsed without a detectable pulse during a bike ride.

August 30, 2022

Shark sightings plague beaches nationwide over the weekend

Sharks put beachgoers nationwide on high alert this past weekend, with sightings temporarily closing Provincetown's Race Point Beach for an hour on Friday.

August 23, 2022

Summer shark sightings continue to spike on East Coast

While shark attacks on humans are rare, sightings have increased off East Coast shores this summer. Two people were recently bitten at South Carolina's Myrtle Beach.

August 17, 2022

Massive hammerhead shark chases stingrays as swimmers flee Alabama beach

During a vacation at Orange Beach, Alabama, a Texas couple saw from their condo's balcony a massive hammerhead shark chasing stingrays close to the shoreline.

August 15, 2022

Viral video shows man wrestling shark on New York beach

Video of a man wrestling with a shark on a New York beach is going viral, especially amid record-setting shark sightings, attacks and beach closures in the area.

August 11, 2022

Woman killed on South Carolina beach by umbrella caught up in gust of wind

A South Carolina beach-goer was killed in a freak accident when a gust of wind blew a beach umbrella into her chest. She died of her injuries at the hospital a short time later.

August 11, 2022

California beach closed after shark knocks man off paddleboard

The encounter with the shark happened near the Lovers Point Pier in Pacific Grove, California. Another incident involving a shark happened in the area in June.

August 10, 2022

More New York shark sightings reported at Rockaway Beach

More New York shark sightings were reported this week at Rockaway Beach in Queens. However, the sightings did not prompt beach closures as they did in July.