Demian Chapman, from Mote Marine Laboratory, highlights the rarity of two shark attacks involving three people in one day as astronomically low odds.
Officials in Walton County patrol the waters with boats and shore with vehicles, using flags to warn swimmers of high hazards.
Bay County Sheriff's Office explains the use of red and purple flags to indicate dangerous marine life presence and high hazard conditions.
Factors like schools of small fish near the shore are considered to have contributed to the shark attacks in Florida's Gulf Coast.
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