Rumor is there's been a shark sighting in Massasoit State Park! Don't worry, though, since you're probably safe. Below are some shark attack facts you may or may not find interesting.
Here are a few shark attack facts taken from National Geographic:
- 93% of shark attacks from 1580 to 2010 worldwide were on males.
- 2010 was the most dangerous year for unprovoked shark attacks in a decade, with 79.
- In 1996, toilets injured 43,000 Americans a year. Sharks injured 13.
- The U.S. averages just 19 shark attacks each year and one shark attack fatality every two years. Meanwhile, in the coastal states alone, lightning strikes and kills more than 37 people each year.
- Only five people die from shark attacks yearly, while millions of people die from starvation.
- For every human killed by a shark, humans kill approximately two million sharks.
- Most shark attacks occur less than 100 feet from the shore, mainly around popular beaches in North America (especially Florida and Hawaii), Australia, and South Africa.
Odds are you won't be attacked by a shark seeking this cache out, although there there is a likely chance you will encounter one. You're looking for a winter friendly container off a trail in Massasoit State Park. Hope you enjoy!