So far this year, there have been 25 shark attacks in Florida waters. The latest involved a diver who was apparently killed by a 10 foot bull shark.
Experts believe there's a logical explanation for the increased number of incidents.
All summer long, waves pounded Florida's east coast, driven- in by one hurricane after another cruising north along the Atlantic seaboard. The larger waves have brought more surfers and that in turn has led to more encounters with sharks. One surfer had his feet bitten by a shark. In all but the most recent case, experts say the victims were surfers or swimmers sharks mistook for fish. The one exception was William Covert, a Michigan man diving for tropical fish off the Florida Keys.