Two Surfers Bitten By Sharks At Same Time
Posted: 6:31 pm EDT September 6, 2008Updated: 9:58 am EDT September 8, 2008
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Two people surfing off Ponce Inlet were bitten by sharks at the same time Saturday.
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Just after noon, a lifeguard reported that a surfer had been bitten by a shark. When they saw someone walking from the water with blood coming from his foot, they started treatment.Just minutes later, another person walked on shore and he too had been bitten on the foot by a shark.The victims were identified as a 15-year-old male from Casselberry and a 43-year-old man from Ponce Inlet. Both were treated for minor injuries and released on the scene.They were the 20th and 21st shark bites in Volusia County this year.
Just after noon, a lifeguard reported that a surfer had been bitten by a shark. When they saw someone walking from the water with blood coming from his foot, they started treatment.Just minutes later, another person walked on shore and he too had been bitten on the foot by a shark.The victims were identified as a 15-year-old male from Casselberry and a 43-year-old man from Ponce Inlet. Both were treated for minor injuries and released on the scene.They were the 20th and 21st shark bites in Volusia County this year.
Previous Stories:
- August 27, 2008: Surfer Becomes 2008's 18th Volusia County Shark Bite Victim
- August 26, 2008: Volusia County Matches Last Year's Total With 17th Shark Bite
- August 12, 2008: Shark Bites 13-Year-Old Girl Wading Along New Smyrna Beach
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