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Who Said That?

" Sharks plus humans equals attacks."

-- George Burgess, curator of the world’s clearinghouse of shark-attack data housed at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus

A report from University of Florida says 2015 was the most dangerous year for swimmers in relation to interactions with sharks.

There were 98 unprovoked attacks worldwide, beating the previous record of 88 set in 2000, according to the International Shark Attack File housed at the University of Florida.

Six of the attacks were fatal.

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