Editing New Smyrna Beach, Florida (section)

==Shark attacks==
According to the ''International Shark Attack File'' maintained by the [[University of Florida]], in 2007, Volusia County had more confirmed [[shark]] bites than any other region in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Total Lowest in Two Decades|url=http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/2007attacksummary.htm|work=International Shark Attack File|publisher=Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=ISAF 2007 Worldwide Shark Attack Summary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007012300/http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/2007attacksummary.htm|archive-date=October 7, 2013|year=2007}}</ref> Experts from the university have referred to the county as having the "dubious distinction as the world's shark-bite capital".<ref>{{cite web|title=Human deaths from shark attacks hit 20-year low last year|url=http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/sharksummary_2007.pdf|work=University of Florida News|publisher=University of Florida|access-date=November 10, 2013|author=Cathy Keen|author2=George Burgess |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115004/http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/sharksummary_2007.pdf|archive-date=January 14, 2009 |date=February 12, 2008|quote=Within Florida, Volusia County continued its dubious distinction as the world's shark bite capital with 17 incidents, its highest yearly total since 2002, Burgess said.}}</ref> The trend continued in 2008, when the town broke its own record, with 24 shark bites.<ref>{{cite news|title=Volusia again claims shark-bite record|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-02-20/news/sharks20_1_shark-bites-shark-attacks-volusia-county|access-date=November 10, 2013|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=February 20, 2009|author=Ludmilla Lelis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301171728/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-02-20/news/sharks20_1_shark-bites-shark-attacks-volusia-county|archive-date=March 1, 2010}}</ref> An ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' photographer shot a picture of a four-foot [[spinner shark]] jumping over a surfer, a reversal of "[[jumping the shark]]".<ref>{{Citation |last=Ramsess |first=Akili C. |date=June 25, 2011 |title=Shark jumps over surfer at New Smyrna Beach |work=Florida360 |publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/multimedia/os-shark-jumps-over-surfer-new-smyrna-beach-062511,0,2914683.story |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Steinmetz |first=Katy |date=June 28, 2011 |title=Amazing Video: 'Spinner' Shark Flies Over Surfer |work=Newsfeed |publisher=Time |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/28/amazing-video-spinner-shark-flies-over-surfer/ |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>
Sharks bit three different surfers on September 18, 2016, in the span of a few hours at the same beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/3-surfers-bitten-by-sharks-at-florida-beach|title=3 surfers bitten by sharks at Florida beach|website=[[Fox News]] |date=September 19, 2016}}</ref> Very few of the shark bites are fatal.<ref>{{Citation |last=Brashear |first=Abigail |date=January 21, 2020 |title=Shark bite capital: Volusia County still leads world as overall attacks decrease |publisher=[[Daytona Beach News-Journal]] |url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20200121/shark-bite-capital-volusia-county-still-leads-world-as-overall-attacks-decrease |access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> In July 2024, two men and a 14-year-old boy were bitten in three separate attacks in less than one week.<ref>{{Citation |last=Sloan |first=Kaycee |date=July 8, 2024 |title=2 men hospitalized, 14-year-old injured in 3 separate shark attacks in Volusia County |website=wfla.com |url=https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/2-men-hospitalized-14-year-old-injured-in-3-separate-shark-attacks-in-volusia-county/ |access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>