Bitten on the lower left leg while surfing
Minor
- Date
- September 22, 2024
- Location
- New Smyrna Beach
- Activity
- surfing
- Species
- bull shark
- Age band
- 60s
Charley Hajek, 62, was surfing at Ponce Inlet in New Smyrna Beach around 11 a.m. when he stepped off his board in water just above knee-high onto what he identified as a bull shark. The shark bit him and released him. Hajek applied a tourniquet with his leash, drove himself to the hospital, and received eight stitches.
Reported by
- Shark bites in Florida and attack victims. Graphic photos ...— palmbeachpost.com
- Florida Surfer Suffers Bull Shark Bite to Leg, Ending 148- ...— theinertia.com
- New Smyrna Beach: gnarley charley surfer shark bite - WFTV— WFTV Channel 9
This record is kept by NSB Watch, a watchmaker on this beach. One of its dive watches is named the Shark Bite.