In 2000, there were 79 shark attacks reported worldwide, 11 of them fatal. In 2005 and 2006 this number decreased to 61 and 62 respectively, while the number of fatalities dropped to only four per year. Of these attacks, the majority occurred in the United States (53 in 2000, 40 in 2005, and 39 in 2006).
J.K. Rowling tweeted an apology to Harry Potter fans about Fred's death. Fred Weasley was hardly the boy who lived. The character in the Harry Potter books and movies was killed off in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and author J.K. Rowling is now apologizing for the loss.
Continue reading the main story. Peter Breck, who starred as Barbara Stanwyckâs most temperamental son, Nick Barkley, in the popular 1960s western series âThe Big Valley,â died on Monday in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was 82 and had lived in Vancouver since the 1980s. His death was confirmed by his wife, Diana.