- Date
- September 12, 2023
- Location
- New Smyrna Beach
- Activity
- surfing
- Age band
- 30s
A 38-year-old surfer from South Carolina came off his board in a wave shortly before 8 a.m. near a jetty in New Smyrna Beach. A shark bit him on the top right side of his cheek between his ear and eye. He was taken to a hospital and released a few hours later; his condition was not known.
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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.