The risk of being bitten by a shark is low, and deaths from a shark attack are rare.
Insider has taken a look at the locations where the most shark attacks occur across the globe.
Insider has taken a look at some of the major shark attack hot spots around the world, from Australia to the Bahamas.
The ISAF says that the US tops the charts for "confirmed unprovoked" shark attacks since 1580, with a recorded 1,604 incidents.
Peter Unger/Getty ImagesA woman was killed in a second fatal shark attack in the area of Plettenberg Bay in 2022.
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Locations:
Florida, Australia, Bahamas, Florida Florida, Smyrna Beach , Florida, Volusia County, ISAF, New Smyrna, New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria, Little Bay, Sydney, Hawaii, Pacific, South Carolina, Sea Pines, Hilton, Carolina, North Carolina, South Africa, California, Africa, Plettenberg Bay, Plettenberg, France, London, Brazil Brazil, Brazil, Caribbean, American