04/18/2002 Nolan Sutliff (Florida)
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:10 pm
Volusia surfer bitten by shark
By Mike Lafferty | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted April 18, 2002, 2:24 PM EDT
NEW SMYRNA -- A 28-year-old surfer became the third person in Volusia County to be bitten by a shark this year, and the fifth in the state.
Nolan Sutliff of Port Orange was surfing about 11:15 near the North Jetty of New Smyrna Beach when a shark bit his left foot, said Beach Patrol spokesman Rob Horster. Sutliff suffered a deep cut on the top of the foot and several punctures to the underside, Horster said. EVAC Ambulance spokesman Mark O'Keefe called the wound “pretty serious'' but not life threatening. Sutliff was rushed to Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach for treatment.
Volusia County traditionally has the highest number of reported shark attacks in the nation. Out of 67 attacks in the United States last year, 22 were in Volusia waters. A rash of bites last year prompted officials to close the beach at the jetty for several days.
http://orlandosentinel.com/news/local/v ... 2002.story
By Mike Lafferty | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted April 18, 2002, 2:24 PM EDT
NEW SMYRNA -- A 28-year-old surfer became the third person in Volusia County to be bitten by a shark this year, and the fifth in the state.
Nolan Sutliff of Port Orange was surfing about 11:15 near the North Jetty of New Smyrna Beach when a shark bit his left foot, said Beach Patrol spokesman Rob Horster. Sutliff suffered a deep cut on the top of the foot and several punctures to the underside, Horster said. EVAC Ambulance spokesman Mark O'Keefe called the wound “pretty serious'' but not life threatening. Sutliff was rushed to Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach for treatment.
Volusia County traditionally has the highest number of reported shark attacks in the nation. Out of 67 attacks in the United States last year, 22 were in Volusia waters. A rash of bites last year prompted officials to close the beach at the jetty for several days.
http://orlandosentinel.com/news/local/v ... 2002.story