Bitten on the left foot while swimming in knee-deep water

July 10, 2024ModerateAwaiting source verification

Date: July 10, 2024
Location: Daytona Beach Shores
Activity: swimming
Age band: teens

A 14-year-old tourist from Missouri was swimming in knee-deep water when a shark bit his left foot. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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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.

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