Bitten on the hand while surfing
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- Date
- July 29, 2019
- Location
- New Smyrna Beach
- Activity
- surfing
- Age band
- teens
Reed Zipperer, 18, was surfing near a jetty around 1:30 p.m. when he was bitten on the hand in waist-deep water. A lifeguard wrapped the wound, and his friends drove him to the hospital. He received 19 stitches and avoided ligament tears.
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This record is kept by NSB Watch, a watchmaker on this beach. One of its dive watches is named the Shark Bite.