Shark attack survivor, researcher debunk common shark myths

Man-eating monsters or smart survivalists. When it comes to sharks, everyone has an opinion. The animal gets a lot of attention, especially when it attacks a human, but experts say, the animal isn’t on the hunt for human flesh.

Shark interactions on the rise in Florida?

A man is recovering in the hospital after being bitten by a shark on Anna Maria Island Sunday. It's the latest shark interaction in Florida. Meanwhile, new video shows a bull shark repeatedly and violently attacking a boat off the Palm Beach coast. The boat shook with each impact and really did some damage.

Watch: Diver frees shark snagged by fish hook

A Florida diver came face-to-face with an entangled nurse shark as he worked to free the animal from the coral blue waters of Destin. Scuba instructor Tazz Felde with Under Pressure Divers helped rescue the distressed shark from an artificial reef system in about 20 feet of water at John Beasley Park on Okaloosa Island at Fort Walton Beach.

'Cocaine sharks' may be eating dumped drugs

Thousands of sharks off Florida's coast may have ingested bales of cocaine left in the water by drug smugglers attempting to get their product into the United States. Marine biologist Tom Hird wanted to examine whether the sharks have come into contact with the drug, which is the subject of a documentary that will premiere on Discovery Channel's Shark Week called "Cocaine Sharks."

Pennsylvania girl survives shark attack

A 12-year-girl is recovering after a shark bit her while swimming in Cocoa Beach, Florida earlier this week. Magnolia Woodhead can smile about it now, but what happened Monday was no laughing matter.