Solana Beach shark attack

A man was attacked and killed by what's believed to be a great white shark about a mile from where I used to live in Solana Beach, CA (city's website). The man was swimming just off the coast, training for a triathlon, when the attack occurred. Though it's very rare for this kind of shark attack- or any shark attack- in San Diego, it's still scary to think about. I've been swimming at that same location and with the ocean you just never know what's under you in the water below.

Logically, I know the chances of being attacked by a shark are very low. Lower than a car accident for sure (despite all the 90+ year old cab drivers here half asleep at the wheel) or lower than being struck by lightning(although Singapore does has the most lightning strikes every day than anywhere else in the world). But neither of those ideas bother me as much as actually being eaten alive, especially in the water since it feels you're out of your natural element and can't escape as easily; I'm much less afraid of being eaten by a bear or a tiger than by a shark for some reason (The last wild tiger in Singapore was shot and killed in the 1930s but there are still wild tigers in Malaysia). I still go swimming in the ocean though.

So this will give me something to think about the next time I'm in the water... which will be in 4 days when I'm scuba diving off Lombok, Indonesia, in the Gili Islands. I guess the alternative is always to stay out of the water and head a few islands over to Komodo... you know, the same one that's full of Komodo Dragons. I wonder which has the higher probability- eaten by a shark or eaten by a Komodo dragon.