Just two days after surviving a shark attack, longtime surfer Matt Bender is back home — bandaged, recovering, and already thinking about his next wave.

A 40-year-old surfer in Volusia County recently survived a shark attack, leaving him with unexpected scars. Matthew Bender ...

New Smyrna Beach is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World." It's been the site of more than 300 shark attacks since the 1980s, according to the International Shark Attack File in Gainesville.

A surfer was attacked by a shark over the weekend at a Florida beach. The 40-year-old was in the water<a ...

Shark bite victim speaks out after New Smyrna Beach shark attack ...

A 40-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday after being bitten by a shark while surfing off New Smyrna Beach, a popular surf ...

A surfer in Florida says he fought off a shark after it attacked him in what's known as the 'Shark bite capital of the world.' ...

A 40-year-old surfer describes a shark attack at New Smyrna Beach in Florida as feeling "like a bear trap" and "electricity." ...

Matthew Bender was bitten off New Smyrna Beach, which is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World" due to its high number of unprovoked shark encounters.

Bender said in the aftermath of the attack, he used his leash as a tourniquet, got on his belly, and used his surfboard like a boogie board to get back to shore safely before flagging down a young ...

Video footage has captured the horrifying moment after Matt Bender, 40, was brutally bitten by a shark in waters dubbed the ...

There have been 12 shark attacks reported since 2023 on New Smyrna Beach, northeast of Orlando, and the latest victim had a ...