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Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks

Two-time shark attack survivor in Florida says he can’t wait to surf again

Every day, Cole Taschman heads out to Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Florida. The quiet reef on the Atlantic Coast got its name from the “bathtub effect” which breaks up waves, creates a shallow pool at low tide and reduces erosion. For Cole and the Taschman family, who consider the beach their backyard, it is known for something else.

CBS News · 8h

Study finds great white sharks less likely to attack surfboards with bright lights: "Like an invisibility cloak"

Seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were less likely to be attacked by great white sharks, researchers found.

BBC · 10h

Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks - study

Fixing LED strip lights to the bottom of surfboards could deter attacks by great white sharks, Australian scientists say. A study conducted in Mossel Bay, South Africa involved towing seal-shaped boards fitted with different configurations of lights behind a boat to see which attracted the most attention.

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Florida man survives his second shark attack in 11 years – and can’t wait to get back out in the water

Florida man survives his second shark attack in 11 years – and can’t wait to get back out in the water - Cole Taschman, 28, ...

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Surfer bitten by shark on same beach twice in attacks 11 years apart

A Florida surfer said he was bitten by a shark on the ‘same beach, same exact rock’ where another shark bit him in 2013.

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Florida surfer survives near-fatal shark attack at same beach, 12 years after first bite

This wasn't Cole Taschman's first brush with a shark. Twelve years prior, he had been bitten by a smaller shark while surfing ...

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Surfer bitten by shark at same beach 11 years apart: ‘Same beach, same exact rock, same place’

He was 16 in 2013 when a blacktip reef shark bit his hand. "Same beach, same exact rock, same place, same reef, same everything," he said. Mr Taschman's girlfriend Ana Peci launched a GoFundMe ...

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Fla. Man Bitten by Shark on Same Beach He Was Attacked 11 Years Earlier: 'It's Freaky'

Cole Taschman was surfing at Bathtub Beach with his friends and girlfriend on Friday, Oct. 25, when was bitten by a shark for ...

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Florida surfer bit by shark at same beach where he was bitten 11 years ago

Taschman was 16 years old in 2013 when a blacktip reef shark bit his hand while surfing at the same beach. “Same beach, same ...

The St. Lucie News-Tribune on MSN13d

Here's how many shark bites have happened on the Treasure Coast

Cole Taschman was bitten by what he thinks to be a shark last week. This is the second time he's been bitten by a shark.

Florida man bitten twice by shark at same beach over a decade apart

Waves splashing over the reef at Bathtub Reef Beach at sunrise on Hutchinson Island, Florida. (Photo credit: Diana Robinson Photography/Getty Images) While the odds of being bitten by a shark are ...

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Florida surfer bit by shark in same spot he was bit 11 years ago: 'Same everything'

Cole Taschman was bitten by a bull or tiger shark at Bathtub Beach on the east coast of Florida last week. It's his second ...

The St. Lucie News-Tribune on MSN8d

Vote: Which shark species scares you most?

Taschman was 16 when a 4- to 5-foot-long blacktip reef shark bit him in 2013, resulting in 93 stitches and two surgeries.

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Florida surfer is bit by a shark at the same beach he was bitten at 11 years ago

Taschman was 16 years old in 2013 when a blacktip reef shark bit his hand while surfing at the same beach. “Same beach, same exact rock, same place, same reef, same everything,” Taschman said.

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