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Bitten while boogie boarding

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Date
July 15, 2021
Location
New Smyrna Beach
Activity
boogie boarding
Age band
children

An 11-year-old boy was bitten while boogie boarding in New Smyrna Beach on Thursday afternoon. Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue said the animal was a shark or another toothy aquatic creature.

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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.