every summer...this happens every summer and every summer people are surprised. I can't believe there was a shark in the ocean!
the smartest guy i know works with the federal government as an oceanographer and says anytime you get in the ocean, there is likely a shark within 1000 ft of you...not necessarily man-eaters, but a shark of some kind that can bite you.
I don't think anybody is surprised as much as they think it's such a tragedy. I was driving in a bad lighting storm today and was thinking I had a much better chance of getting struck by lightning as I did getting my arm bitten off by a shark.