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Ruin somebody's vacation. >> i meant other swimmers. >> all right. melissa, thank you very much for joining us on that. so just how safe is the beach? what explains this surge in shark attacks? the virginia pilot's lee tulliver joining us from virginia right now. awhat you are seeing there, lee, as far as the shark bites, these attacks taking place? what is causing all of this? >> well i think it's just a matter of numbers. there's more sharks in the water earlier. it got warmer and more people in the ocean and just when you add those two up the possibility just in creases. we've had seven in ...

And bottom line these sharks they're not necessarily attacking just for the sake of attacking. they're interpreting humans in the water as prey we're told. >> yeah. that's about all it s they're inside feeding on stuff. and anything that is in their way when they're in a feeding mode they're chomping on it. most characters will let go of humans when they realize it's not a baitfish or anything. a couple breeds will keep biting and that's what's been the case in north carolina a couple times. >> this is also by the way, specific types, lee, of sharks that are attacking. what are they? >> the bu...

Happening right on the shore there. they're happening right where everybody is throwing footballs and playing frisbee. these aren't -- the instance that's have been reported aren't people who are wading out deep into the waters. they're right on the shoreline. >> yeah. most of these are within 25 30 40 yards from the beach. lots of them in waist deep water. we've seen lots of videos from virginia beach. pictures and stuff of sharks that are -- they're tooling around and in five feet of water or less. very plain view. >> why are the sharks coming so far in though? >> that's where the food is. >...

Ruin somebody's vacation. >> i meant other swimmers. >> all right. melissa, thank you very much for joining us on that. so just how safe is the beach? what explains this surge in shark attacks? the virginia pilot's lee tulliver joining us from virginia right now. awhat you are seeing there, lee, as far as the shark bites, these attacks taking place? what is causing all of this? >> well i think it's just a matter of numbers. there's more sharks in the water earlier. it got warmer and more people in the ocean and just when you add those two up the possibility just in creases. we've had seven in ...

Lee, thank you. >> you're more than welcome. thanks for having me. >> the surge of shark attacks is sending shock waves from coast to coast. the shark attack expert is attracting the shark attacks as well. he joins us now. george you have been studying these sharks for quite some time. what do you make of all of this? >> well of course this is an undecember present unprecedented to the have a series after tacks over a short period of time. it's of course very in common. and so what is happening in north carolina is a very unusual event and, you know when we're not likely to see, you know certa...