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>> but just three days later, dave resumes his kissing hijinks. >> its just a hazard of the job. one shark bite is not going to deter me from doing what i love. guadalupe island, mexico, december, 2008. a fearless pair takes to the ocean in search of jaws. a massive 15-foot great white chomps down on a bloody chunk of bait. what happens next is caught on camera. a terrifying attack and a desperate escape. patrick walsh and paul campo have a couple dozen years experience swimming with sharks. >...

Are larger than seven feet and come without warning. there was a shark bite near malibu yesterday. a hammer head bit a kayaker on the foot. that comes after another hammer head spotting last week. theyre not popular in this area. >> i can see some of the little kids close to the thoshore. are still people going out in the water? >> they definitely are. weve seen surfers throughout the course of the day. within the last couple of days theyve pulled back because of the rip tide. we spoke to one ex...

Are larger than seven feet and come without warning. there was a shark bite near malibu yesterday. a hammer head bit a kayaker on the foot. that comes after another hammer head spotting last week. theyre not popular in this area. >> i can see some of the little kids close to the thoshore. are still people going out in the water? >> they definitely are. weve seen surfers throughout the course of the day. within the last couple of days theyve pulled back because of the rip tide. we spoke to one ex...

The snappers that were coming in to take a bite of my lip that was hanging. >> but just three days later, dave resumes his kissing hijinks. >> its just a hazard of the job. one shark bite is not going to deter me from doing what i love. guadalupe island, mexico, december, 2008. a fearless pair takes to the ocean in search of jaws. a massive 15-foot great white chomps down on a bloody chunk of bait. what happens next is caught on camera. a terrifying attack and a desperate escape. patrick walsh...

From the pier. >> we have seen the bigger sharks out here. >> reporter: the victims of the bites range in age from 8 to 68 with two teenagers losing limbs. >> any shark bite is a rare occurrence to have all these bites occurring recently is very unusual. >> reporter: and unintentional. humans are not targets for sharks and these attacks are unfortunate accidents. >> when your hands and feet are splashing it looks like fish bellies to them. they realize they made a mistake and spit us out again. ...

The water. nick valencia is joining us from wrightsville beach this morning. are we seeing people at this hour going into the water? >> reporter: oh yeah they are definitely going in and excited about being here. a lot of people are here for the fourth of july weekend. a lot of local residents appreciating this beautiful day out here. i talked to one of the first surfers out here in the water. he said it was not on his mind the fact he could be bitten by a shark. last year he saw a shark and not...

Encounters. >> any shark bite is a rare occurrence to have all these bites occurring recently is very unusual. >> reporter: unusual and unintentional. experts say humans are not targets for sharks and that these attacks are unfortunate accidents. >> when your hands and feet are splashing, i mean this looks like fish bellies to them. they realize they made a mistake and spit us back out again. >> reporter: still, those looking to soak up the sun here have mixed feelings about sharing the water. >...

General concern but certainly something on everyones minds here. a rash of shark attacks off the carolinas coasts. this year already at least ten attacks, thats nearly double the yearly average for north carolina and south carolina in one month. another 11 attacks have happened in florida. a shark bite so frequent they could surpass last years totals in the united states. >> it actually must have come in the wave because i didnt see anything. >> reporter: this survivor tells anderson cooper he w...

>> we havent here. you know it hasnt been as bad here. but, you know people are definitely more cautious. the people who are working in the parks, lifeguards everybody is more aware. theyre keeping ab eye on the water. theyre encouraging others to be aware of their surroundings to swim in groups and so you know theyre trying not to -- theyre trying to be on alert but not, you know cause too much panic. >> obviously this is a big deal for the lifeguards. they have to be ready and equipped to resp...

With two teenagers losing limbs. >> any shark bite is a rare occurrence. to have all these occurring recently is very unusual. >> reporter: unusual and unintentional. experts say humans are not targets for sharks and that these attacks are unfortunate accidents. when year hands and feet are splashing, this looks like fish belly, they realize they made a mistake and spit us out again. >> reporter: but theres mixed feelings. >> i was trying to put the shark thing off my mind and i just tried to en...