Since 1990 there have been more than 350 shark attacks worldwide - 40 of which were fatal...Over half the attacks occur in water no deeper than five feet...Believe it or not, shark attacks are still a very real threat to humans. These unspeakably bloody encounters happen in shallow water, in 'safe' areas, to people just like you - people who thought it could never happen to them. - FLORIDA, 2000 A 69-year-old jumps off his backyard dock for his evening swim, into the mouth of a bull shark - his wife hears him die - NEW SOUTH WALES, 2002 A shark boat skipper slits open the belly of a 800 lb tiger shark - out rolls a human head, pelvis and arm - TUSCANY, 1989 A professional diver is devoured by a 20-foot Mediterranean great white - fragments of flesh are recovered

Author Biography

Alex MacCormick is the author of The Mammoth Book of Man Eaters, and is based in London.