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

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

A 40-year-old surfer in Volusia County recently survived a shark attack, leaving him with unexpected scars. Matthew Bender ...

New Smyrna Beach, northeast of Orlando has seen the most shark attacks anywhere in the world since 1992 but surfers have not ...

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

Bender said in the aftermath of the attack, he used his leash as a tourniquet, got on his belly, and used his surfboard like a boogie board to get back to shore safely before flagging down a young ...

A 40-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday after being bitten by a shark while surfing off New Smyrna Beach, a popular surf ...