Archive · 2021

Shark bites in 2021

17 bites at New Smyrna Beach in 2021, out of 17 recorded across Volusia County by Beach Safety and the International Shark Attack File. The county figure also covers Ponce Inlet, Daytona Beach Shores and Ormond Beach. Individually documented reports are listed below.

New Smyrna Beach

July 15, 2021
Bitten while boogie boarding
New Smyrna Beach · boogie boarding
Minor
April 30, 2021
Bitten while paddleboarding in New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach
Minor

Elsewhere in Volusia County

Counted in the county figure above, but not at New Smyrna Beach.

September 9, 2021
Bitten on the arm while surfing
Ponce Inlet · surfing
Minor
June 18, 2021
Bitten on the arm at Bethune Beach
Volusia County
Serious
May 6, 2021
Bitten off Daytona Beach Shores
Daytona Beach Shores
Minor

Other years

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