North Carolina waters are home to a variety of shark species, including great whites and hammerheads. However, attacks are incredibly unlikely.

As recently as late May 2025, a swimmer was injured off the coast of North Carolina’s Sunset Beach. Local authorities estimate the individual’s leg wound was most likely caused by a shark. Though the ...

A 12-foot great white shark named Scot has been spotted lurking just of the coast of North Carolina, near the resort town of ...

US Shark bites teenager's leg in attack at North Carolina beach Blayne Brown, 14, was transported to the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune for his injuries ...

Just yards off a North Carolina beach, 16-year-old Nick Arthur was attacked by a shark.. The incident happened Thursday afternoon as the teen was jumping over waves on a sandbar.

There have been three shark bites at North Carolina beaches so far this year, and the summer hasn’t even arrived yet. Does the increase in attacks mean waters are unsafe? A UNC marine scientist ...

A swimmer was injured in a suspected shark attack off the North Carolina coast on Wednesday, May 28, officials said.. The Sunset Beach Fire Department reported receiving an emergency call around ...

A shark was found on the sand in coastal North Topsail Beach, North Carolina. A woman said she stumbled upon the animal near the shore while walking her dog.

That 2018 Spectrum News story was headlined, "Shark in viral photo did not wash up on the Outer Banks." That photo was taken in 2014 at Whitecrest Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, the story said ...

A swimmer was injured in a suspected shark attack off the North Carolina coast on Wednesday, May 28, officials said.. The Sunset Beach Fire Department reported receiving an emergency call around ...

According to Ocearch, a great white shark named Breton pinged about 60 miles offshore near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The shark which was tagged in September 2020, weighs more than 1,400 pounds.

A shark attacked a 14-year-old at a North Carolina beach, giving him a serious bite that required a tourniquet, police said. The incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 23 at Onslow ...