Bitten on the right foot while surfing
Minor
- Date
- September 2, 2026
- Location
- New Smyrna Beach
- Activity
- surfing
A man reported being bitten by a shark while surfing Wednesday morning in New Smyrna Beach. The incident was reported shortly after 11 a.m. in the 2000 block of North The Beach. Beach Safety personnel found his right foot bandaged, and he declined medical treatment before leaving the scene.
Reported by
- Wild Nature | FOX 35 Orlando— FOX 35 Orlando
- New_Smyrna_Beach— News 6 ClickOrlando
- Man bitten by shark while surfing in New Smyrna Beach - WESH— WESH 2
- Shark bite reported at New Smyrna Beach on Wednesday - WFTV— WFTV Channel 9
- Surfer Attacked at Shark Bite Capital of the World— surfer.com
- Surfer Attacked at Shark Bite Capital of the World— yahoo.com
- Shark bites surfer off New Smyrna Beach— News 6 ClickOrlando
- Nuevo incidente con un surfista en la capital mundial de ...— as.com
- Sharks | FOX 35 Orlando— FOX 35 Orlando
- Shark— News 6 ClickOrlando
- Hero deputy rescues wheelchair-bound grandfather who fell into shark-infested waterway— aol.com
This record is kept by NSB Watch, a watchmaker on this beach. One of its dive watches is named the Shark Bite.