INJURED – 19 August 2007 – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States – swimmer attacked

A 7-year-old boy (name not released) was bitten in the leg by a shark while swimming just south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US on Sunday, 19 August 2007.

The boy was playing in waist-deep water when the shark attacked him.

Bystanders stemmed the bleeding before medics arrived. He underwent emergency surgery to his calf at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. The injury was not life-threatening and the boy suffered no tissue loss according to media reports.

No other details were reported.

Source:
WRAL.com