andy d. hart shark advisor for the discovery channel. good morning. >> good morning. how are you doing? >> i'm great, thanks. i have to tell you i'm glad i'm not swimming in about a foot of water. that's all it took. is this common for a shark to be in such shallow water close to shore? >> i wouldn't say it's common, but it is far more regular for sharks to be in the shallow water. they're there pretty frequently, and we don't see them, so we don't worry about them. we do have to put this in context. there's only been 43 attacks since 1935, and of those only three have been fatal. this is very low risk, and enjoureye time at the beach. don't worry about sharks. >> that's good to hear from you, but let's talk about the boogie board. did that play any sort of a role in this attack? i mean, would the shark be looking for the girl for food or would the shark be looking to a board for food? what do you think? >> on the east coast here, especially in the area where this girl was bit, unfortunately, it's