A 16-year-old girl killed in a shark attack was swimming in a river, not the ocean. Bull sharks — considered by some experts the most dangerous — are the rare species that swims in fresh water.

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Photo of a bull shark taken during a diving expedition in Tiger Beach, Bahamas.
Photo of a bull shark taken during a diving expedition in Tiger Beach, Bahamas.

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