River mouths are not the best place to swim
A bull shark gets up close to inspect divers during an ecotourism shark dive off of Jupiter, Florida, on May 5, 2022.Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
You should avoid estuaries, said Richard Peirce, an author, shark expert and former chair of the UK-based Shark Trust and Shark Conservation Society.
Their often-murky waters are a favorite with bull sharks, which are the most likely to attack humans along with great whites and tiger sharks.
“An awful lot of attacks occur in river mouths, where there is silt and other material in suspension in the river – people washing their clothes, people washing themselves,” said Peirce.
Hammerschlag pointed out another area where an encounter is more likely: deeper channels between the shoreline and sandbars farther out.
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