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Sharks return to Cape Cod spark fears amid slim odds
AP report notes great white sharks back off Cape Cod despite minuscule human-attack risk. National stats show 53 unprovoked U.S. attacks in 2016 with no fatalities. odds of a fatal shark encounter are about 1 in 3.7 million, far higher for flu, car accidents, falls, or asteroid impacts. Surfers face more bites. 2016 data show 60 percent in board sports. Massachusetts last attack was 2012. divers’ decompression sickness risk far higher than shark bites.
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