By the time I looked down, it was gone, and all I saw was red, and I knew I was bitten by a shark,” Bender told NewsNation.

A 40-year-old surfer describes a shark attack at New Smyrna Beach in Florida as feeling "like a bear trap" and "electricity." ...

Matthew Bender joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to explain how he survived a shark bite while surfing at New Smyrna Beach in ...

New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida has an unofficial title of the Shark Bite Capital of the World due to frequency ...

The attack took place in water off New Smyrna Beach, a city south of Daytona Beach in northwest Florida popular for its ...

Video footage has captured the horrifying moment after Matt Bender, 40, was brutally bitten by a shark in waters dubbed the ...

Just two days after surviving a shark attack, longtime surfer Matt Bender is back home — bandaged, recovering and already ...

Matthew Bender is recovering after being bitten by a shark while surfing at New Smyrna Beach, calling it a miracle that he ...

A seasoned surfer off the Florida coast was abruptly knocked off his board when a shark suddenly launched out of the ocean, ...

A surfer at a Florida beach was suddenly thrown off his board after an aptly-named spinner shark propelled itself into the ...

A good samaritan who sprang into action to help save a nine-year-old girl after a shark attack in Florida is now being held ...

A new National Geographic series, "Investigation Shark Attack," takes a closer look at one alarming spate of encounters off the shores of Florida.