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Despite conventional wisdom about the danger of shark attacks, diving with threshers is relatively safe.
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In 2011, there were a grand total of 12 deaths from shark attacks.
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The data showed that 2001 actually was a down year for shark attacks.
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"There are much lower levels of shark attacks here than in Australia, " he said.
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We worry about shark attacks instead of fatal dog or pig attacks -- both far more common.
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Shark attacks in Australia average about three a year, and this month's spate of incidents is unusual.
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Shark attacks in Australia have caused 27 deaths in the last 22 years.
BBC: Australia shark attack on surfer is third this year
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The public tends to perceive sharks as man-eaters, yet shark attacks on humans are rare: about 100 are recorded each year, few of them fatal.
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In the year 2001, five people died in 76 shark attacks.
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Considering that tens of thousands of people come in close contact with sharks each year while swimming, surfing, or boating, the number of shark attacks is negligible.
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The result: For a terrifying five nights and four days survivors had to fend off numerous shark attacks that took the lives of hundreds of these men.
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