and it was certainly a topping of conversation but not a general concern. more of a heightened aawareness, if you will. this summer seems to be an active one for shark bites and it's something everyone here seems to be talking about. a rash of shark attacks off the carolina's coast. this year, already at least ten attacks. that's nearly double the yearly average for north and south carolina in one month. another 11 attacks happened in florida. the shark bites so frequent, they could surpass last year's totals in the united states. >> it actually must have come in the wave because i didn't see anything. >> reporter: survivor tells cnn's anderson cooper swimming in north carolina's outer banks with his 8-year-old son when he was attacked. >> i started shouting, shark, shark, everyone out of the water, at the same time i'm punching the shark, trying to get the shark away from me, went over to obviously grab my son.