Texas Wants to Know: What are the odds of a shark attack along the Texas coast?

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The odds of being attacked by a shark in Texas, or anywhere for that matter, are minuscule — a one in 3.7 million chance, according to the University of Florida. So why do they strike such fear in beachgoers?

The odds of being attacked by a shark in Texas, or anywhere for that matter, are minuscule -- a one in 3.7 million chance, according to the University of Florida. So why do they strike such fear in beachgoers?

While the odds of a shark encounter are long, they're not zero. A surfer, who asked that we just use his first name, was bitten on the foot by a shark in December 2022 in Corpus Christi. He walked away with minor injuries and added the encounter wouldn't deter him from getting back on the board.

 

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