A shark bit a man in the face while he was surfing off a Florida beach on Tuesday morning, according to local reports.
The 38-year-old surfer from South Carolina was bitten shortly before 8 a.m. in the inlet at New Smyrna Beach – where most shark bites in the area occur, WESH reported.
The man was taken to the Halifax Health trauma center and released Tuesday afternoon.
Veteran surfer Ron Robinson said he arrived at the entrance shortly after the man was bitten and saw him being taken away in an ambulance.
He told WESH he learned the shark bit the man on the right side of his cheek, between his ear and eye when he jumped off the board after riding a wave.
“Nine times out of 10 it’s because they’ll fall in shallow water, and they’ll spook the shark, and it’s a reaction bite,” Robinson said.
Another surfer said he learned the shark bit the man on the right side of his cheek, between his ear and eye. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Aerial footage from the scene in the afternoon revealed several sharks hiding in the water near the jetty as well as some surfers not too far away.
The pier generates natural surf and traps schools of bait fish that the sharks eat, according to WESH.
Locals and experts alike agree that most shark bites are the result of sharks mistaking people in the water for fish.
The man, who was transported to the Halifax Health trauma centre, was attacked by a shark from his board after riding a wave. WESH 2 News
Most shark bites in Volusia County are not life-threatening and while there have been seven shark bites in the county this year, there have been no deaths in recent memory, the station reported.
Sharks certainly don’t keep local surfers out of the water.
“That’s like saying there are bad drivers on I-4. We know they are out there. Sharks are out there. It is their backyard. You just try not to fall on them,” George Franco said.
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