Surfer Darren Kaye said he noticed the spinner shark before the collision, but thought nothing of it until the animal came ...

A SURFER has been mauled by a shark in a tourist hotspot that has developed a reputation for attacks carried out by the ...

A seasoned surfer off the Florida coast was abruptly knocked off his board when a shark suddenly launched out of the ocean, ...

Spinner sharks are known for their acrobats, weighing more than 120 pounds. Similar to blacktip sharks, the predators leap ...

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

A surfer said it felt like getting “hit by a car” after he was knocked off his board by a shark leaping out of the water.

Darren Kaye said that the shark’s impact felt more like being hit by a car. Photo: WFTV But Mr Kaye admitted he wasn’t too sure what had hit him and got out of the water as quickly as he could.

Darren Kaye was surfing the inlet when the shark headbutted him, knocking him off his board. He posted the video on Instagram, writing that the shark "Came out of nowhere and hit me like a truck.