Bitten on the left foot while swimming in knee-deep water
Moderate
- 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.
Reported by
- 4 shark bites in 6 days bolster Volusia County's status as 'shark bite capital of the world' | FOX 35 Orlando— FOX 35 Orlando
- Shark_Bite— News 6 ClickOrlando
This record is kept by NSB Watch, a watchmaker on this beach. One of its dive watches is named the Shark Bite.