Re: 08/12/2008 Female ( Florida )
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:59 pm
Shark bites 13 yr old off New Smyrna Beach
Last Edited: Tuesday, 12 Aug 2008, 5:08 PM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 12 Aug 2008, 5:08 PM EDT
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- A tourist from New York is the latest swimmer to be bitten by a shark of Atlantic coastal waters. It happened around 2 p.m. on Tuesday near the 400 block of South St. in New Smyrna Beach.
The thirteen year old girl was treated for a bite on her right leg between her knee and ankle. She was transported to Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna where she received thirty-six stitches to her leg before being released.
Witnesses say there were numerous birds diving in the area at the time of the attack. The girl was in waist-deep to chest-deep water near a lifeguard tower.
Officials say shark attacks in this area are typical for this time of year. This attack is the sixteenth of the year. A record twenty-two attacks was set in 2001.
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Last Edited: Tuesday, 12 Aug 2008, 5:08 PM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 12 Aug 2008, 5:08 PM EDT
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- A tourist from New York is the latest swimmer to be bitten by a shark of Atlantic coastal waters. It happened around 2 p.m. on Tuesday near the 400 block of South St. in New Smyrna Beach.
The thirteen year old girl was treated for a bite on her right leg between her knee and ankle. She was transported to Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna where she received thirty-six stitches to her leg before being released.
Witnesses say there were numerous birds diving in the area at the time of the attack. The girl was in waist-deep to chest-deep water near a lifeguard tower.
Officials say shark attacks in this area are typical for this time of year. This attack is the sixteenth of the year. A record twenty-two attacks was set in 2001.
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