No jail time for Florida man who brutally beat shark with a hammer on beach

Brian Waddill has been placed on supervised probation for a period of 12 months for beating a shark with a hammer at a Brevard County beach last year, according to court records.

Massive shark rescued on Florida beach
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Beachgoers came to the rescue after a massive shark was stranded on a Florida beach. A woman caught the dramatic scene on video as her husband and some other men worked to bring the shark back into the water.

Florida beachgoers help get distressed, stranded shark back into the ocean

A mako shark that was stuck on a Pensacola, Florida beach was sent back into the ocean by beachgoers who worked tirelessly to free the predator.

Florida man comes face to face with shark
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While surfing at a Volusia County beach, Mark Summerset came face to face with a shark. Literally. The surfer was bit across the face. While he needed over two dozen stitches, he's just happy to be alive to tell the story.

2 shark bites in 24 hours in Florida
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Two people reported shark bites within 24 hours. One of them said he's chalking it up to a lesson of knowing when to come back to shore.

Man bitten in face by shark at Florida beach
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A surfer was bitten in the face by a shark at New Smyrna Beach on Tuesday, officials said. He might need some stitches, but he's expected to make a full recovery.

2 bitten by sharks at same FL beach • 2 brothers headstones vandalized at cemetery • FL couple drowned child

Two people were bitten by sharks at the same Florida beach on Labor Day, a family is devastated after two brothers' headstones were vandalized at an Apopka cemetery, a 5-year-old girl got back at a man accused of exposing himself to her by recording him, a Florida man was arrested for trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to London in a hamster wheel, and a Winter Haven couple was arrested after a 6-year-old child was reportedly abused and drowned in their care: Here's FOX 35's Week in Review.

Shark bite victim ready to surf again
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A shark bite survivor who was bitten at New Smyrna Beach is back on his feet. He's been homebound for over a month after a shark latched on to his foot while he was surfing in New Smyrna Beach

2 shark bites reported on Labor Day
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Two people were bitten by sharks on the same Volusia County beach on Labor Day, according to officials. One woman was bitten in the foot, while a man was bitten in the hand.

Hundreds of sharks gathering in the Gulf of Mexico near Texas explained

A mesmerizing spectacle unfolded when a massive school of sharks swimming together in the Gulf of Mexico near Texas was posted on Tiktok and Facebook garnering millions of views and shares.