by AlB | May 3, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
Shark bites man sitting on surf board near Jetty NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. —A 23-year-old Edgewater man suffered a minor cut to the hand when a small shark bit him while he was surfing not far from the jetty on Thursday. Shane Nolet told rescuers he was sitting on his...
by AlB | Apr 24, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
A man is being treated in hospital after being bitten by what is believed to be a reef shark. It is understood that the Perth man was spearfishing with a friend at South Passage just south of Coral Bay when he was bitten on the hand. The incident occurred about 2km...
by AlB | Apr 23, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
A shark bit a 42-year-old German tourist on the right foot this afternoon at Shepard Park in Cocoa Beach, said Jeff Scabarozi, Brevard County Ocean Rescue chief. The shark attack occurred about 3:45 p.m. Lifeguards saw the victim struggling in the water, then pulled...
by AlB | Apr 15, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
Surfer bitten by shark in New Smyrna Beach A surfer from Orlando was bitten by a shark while in the ocean in New Smyrna Beach, a Beach Safety Ocean Rescue official said. The 25-year-old man was bitten near the jetty, a place popular for surfing and shark bites, just...
by AlB | Apr 4, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
Two teens surfing in the New Smyrna Beach area were bit by a shark Friday afternoon, Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Tamara Marris said. The first bite occurred about 1:30 p.m. near the jetty. The youth, who is from South Carolina, suffered a minor laceration on his...