07/03/2014 - Christian FairBourne - South Carolina

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Boy bitten by shark while swimming at SC island

ISLE OF PALMS, SC - A swimmer was bitten by a shark off the Isle of Palms coast Thursday afternoon.

Dispatch confirms that a shark bit a person near 10th street about 6:30 p.m.

WCSC-TV reported a teen boy was the victim.

Chief Graham of the IOP Fire Department confirmed the boy was bitten by the shark on the arm and the leg, the Island Eye News reported.

The boy is expected to fully recover.

http://www.wncn.com