At around 3:15 p.m. local time on Monday, May 25, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office contacted the U.S. Coast Guard for assistance after receiving reports that a teenager had been bitten by a shark near Galveston,

A 17-year-old boater was bitten by a shark in Galveston on Memorial Day afternoon, according to officials. The Galveston County Sheriff's Office notified the Coast Guard Command Center around 3:50 p.m.

A teenager was hospitalized when he was bitten by a shark off the Texas coast Monday. Here's why officials are trying to reassure beachgoers.

A 38-year-old man died on after he was attacked by a 13-foot Great White shark near a popular island vacation destination. Police said the attack occurred at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island on Australia’s western coast just before 10 a.

“Lulu’s Law” will soon become the law of the land. On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 1003, also called “Lulu’s Law.” The law says that the Federal Communications Commission can send out an alert to people’s phones—like an amber alert or storm warning—for shark attacks.