As police search for the body of shark victim Lance Appleby, just how fearful should Australians be?

Australia has suffered another death from a shark after a surfer was bitten in the country’s south, the fourth fatal incident in the region in 18 months. Authorities were still searching for the body of 28-year-old Lance Appleby, who witnesses saw being taken by a shark on 2 January, according to police. Shark bites are often traumatic incidents and in an ocean-loving nation such as Australia, each new one can stoke fears of the marine predators. But what do we know about the rates of shark bites in Australia, and are people’s fears warranted? Are fatalities from shark bites on

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