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10/03/2021 - Male - Florida

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Unusual number of shark bites on Treasure Coast

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A man has been released from a hospital in Fort Pierce after he was bitten by a shark Sunday at Jensen/Sea Turtle Beach.

The shark attack turned the quiet, family-friendly beach into a chaotic scene.

A lifeguard says a woman came up to a lifeguard tower waving frantically.

Unusual number of shark bites happening this year on the{ } Treasure Coast, reports Al Pefley, Oct. 4, 2021. (WPEC)

Officials said a guy was laying on the ground holding his bleeding leg. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital.

There have been 6 shark attacks on the Treasure Coast this year, including the one Sunday. A shark expert at Florida Atlantic University says normally, there would be a couple of shark attacks on the Treasure Coast in a year, but to have 6 is unusual.

The victim was treated and released Sunday at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center. (WPEC)

"As shark populations continue to build up and we get back to more healthy levels of shark numbers here, we're probably going to see more and more of these sorts of interactions between sharks and humans simply because there's more sharks in the water," said Dr. Stephen Kajiura, Professor of Biological Sciences at FAU.

Dr. Kajiura says the shark bite was probably due to bait fish in the area during this time of year. He says sharks are frequently chasing these bait fish even when they come close to shore and a person just happened to be nearby.

He says if you see a school of bait fish splashing in the water, get out because there could be sharks nearby.

Jensen/Sea Turtle Beach was closed on Sunday following the shark attack but has since reopened.

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