US shark attacks hit highest level since 2000

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Scholars say shark attacks in the U.S. reached their highest level in a decade last year.

The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File released on Monday says the U.S. experienced 53 attacks in 2012, the most since 2000.

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