In the past 12 years, eight surf-zone fatalities and four shark attacks have happened at Ormond Beach. But, as with all Floridian entries in this list, it's the state's 120 hurricanes that significantly drive up the danger score of Ormond Beach; a result of 7.48 nudges it into America's top-three most treacherous shorelines.

One of the worst events to impact the destination was Category 4 Hurricane Charley in August 2004, which killed eight people and cost the area $13 billion (over $20bn today) in damages. Here, two men watch as 2019's Hurricane Dorian gathers.

These are the deadliest natural disasters in US history

Ranked: America’s most dangerous beaches