38 years-old Stephen Howard Schafer, 38 died of shark bites at the coast of Stuart, about 100 miles north of Miami. He received emergency response and got to Martin Memorial Hospital, where he died.
Schafer, 38, was kiteboarding off Florida’s Atlantic coast. He became the first person killed by a Florida shark attack after a 5 year period of no fatal attacks.
Lifeguard Daniel Lund, spotted Schafer from his lifeguard tower. Schafer was approximately 500 yards (457 m) from the beach, located about 100 miles (approximately 161 km) north of Miami. It took Lund 20 minutes to paddle out to Schafer, on a long surfboard. By the time Lund reached the scene, Schafer was bleeding and surrounded by several sharks. Schafer was hauled onto the surfboard and taken back to shore.
According to Lund, Schafer was conscious and talking while on the way back to shore. Unfortunately, he died at the hospital a short while later. Authorities are currently trying to figure out what type of sharks attacked Schafer.
