Justin Lewis, 20, was surfing Sunday 24 June 2007 after 5.30pm near the south jetty at New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, US when a shark bit his right hand, leaving 6 to 8 puncture wounds.
Lewis told Volusia County Beach Patrol the shark was about 4 feet long.
Lewis was treated at a hospital and was expected to be OK.
No other details were reported.
Sources:
Central Florida News 13
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
SHOCKED -- 24 June 2007 -- Silva's, Mokuleia, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii -- surfer attacked
An unnamed surfer was attacked by a shark while surfing at Silva's, Mokuleia, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii around 7am Sunday, 24 June 2007.
The surfer was uninjured in the attack, but the shark, presumed to be a 6 foot Tiger or Reef shark, to a bite out of his board.
A witness to the attack, George Rio, told media: "When he was paddling out, he felt something grab his board really hard and actually took him under the water. When it came up, it could have bit him, but he put the board towards the shark's mouth instead of going for him, it went for the board," said Rio. As for the victim's reaction, Rio said, "he seemed like he was still in a daze... in shock like he cannot believe that a shark bit his board and could have bitten him."
No other details were reported.
Source:
KGMB9
The surfer was uninjured in the attack, but the shark, presumed to be a 6 foot Tiger or Reef shark, to a bite out of his board.
A witness to the attack, George Rio, told media: "When he was paddling out, he felt something grab his board really hard and actually took him under the water. When it came up, it could have bit him, but he put the board towards the shark's mouth instead of going for him, it went for the board," said Rio. As for the victim's reaction, Rio said, "he seemed like he was still in a daze... in shock like he cannot believe that a shark bit his board and could have bitten him."
No other details were reported.
Source:
KGMB9
Thursday, June 21, 2007
INJURED – 17 June 2007 – Vilano Beach, Florida, United States – surfer attacked
In rather sketchy media reports a nine-year-old girl was apparently attacked by a shark while surfing in the late afternoon on Sunday 17 June 2007.
Reports say the girl (name not released) was attacked around 4.30pm while surfing at Vilano Beach, St Augustine, Florida, US. No details of where she was bitten or how bad the wound was were reported.
One report said she managed to walk to her home nearby before being taken to Flagler Hospital by St. Johns County Fire Rescue.
A report on 19 June in the St Augustine Record says authorities were unsure if it was a shark that bit the girl and say the wound may have been caused by the fin of her surfboard.
“While the shape of the wound could have been made by a shark bite, other expected signs aren't present,” the newspaper reported.
Sources:
St Augustine Record
Reports say the girl (name not released) was attacked around 4.30pm while surfing at Vilano Beach, St Augustine, Florida, US. No details of where she was bitten or how bad the wound was were reported.
One report said she managed to walk to her home nearby before being taken to Flagler Hospital by St. Johns County Fire Rescue.
A report on 19 June in the St Augustine Record says authorities were unsure if it was a shark that bit the girl and say the wound may have been caused by the fin of her surfboard.
“While the shape of the wound could have been made by a shark bite, other expected signs aren't present,” the newspaper reported.
Sources:
St Augustine Record
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