By the time I looked down, it was gone, and all I saw was red, and I knew I was bitten by a shark,” Bender told NewsNation.

A large shark attacked a pelican in the Florida surf recently, creating a spectacle but not generating the type of response you might except among waders. The accompanying footage, captured by Lisa ...

A 40-year-old surfer describes a shark attack at New Smyrna Beach in Florida as feeling "like a bear trap" and "electricity." ...

A surfer was bitten on the arm by a shark at New Smyrna Beach and rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Matthew Bender joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to explain how he survived a shark bite while surfing at New Smyrna Beach in ...

Just two days after surviving a shark attack, longtime surfer Matt Bender is back home — bandaged, recovering and already ...

Matt Bender, a 40-year-old from Winter Park, was bitten on his right forearm while surfing on New Smyrna Beach Sunday.

"It felt like a bear trap suddenly clamped down on my arm," recounted 40-year-old surfer Matthew Bender after narrowly ...

A man hailed for rescuing a 9-year-old from a shark attack in Florida is now at risk of deportation following a separate ...

A new federal bill aimed at preventing shark attacks by sending real-time alerts to beachgoers’ phones is making waves in ...

A new National Geographic series, "Investigation Shark Attack," takes a closer look at one alarming spate of encounters off the shores of Florida.

Luis Alvarez was reportedly arrested days after rushing into the water to help after a child was mauled by a shark.