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North America's Top Shark-Attack Beaches

West End, Grand Bahamas Island
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West End, Grand Bahamas Island

Though it didn't happen at a beach, the death of an Austrian lawyer who was diving with sharks in February 2008 off the Bahamas has sharpened attention on these tropical waters, which Patric Douglas, owner of Shark Diver, an ocean guiding outfit in San Francisco, said are "among the shark-iest places on the planet." He has seen 14-foot-long tiger sharks offshore from beaches were millions of tourists swim and sun each year.

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