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12-Year-Old Bitten By Shark At Daytona Beach

Posted: 6:24 am EDT July 6, 2009Updated: 11:37 am EDT July 6, 2009

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 12-year-old girl was bitten by a shark over the holiday weekend, making her this year's sixth shark bite victim in Volusia County.

The girl from Ohio was boogie boarding Sunday along Daytona Beach when a shark bit her on the right ankle. She was in water that was only four feet deep at the time of the attack.

The girl's parents took her to a local hospital for stitches. She is expected to be okay.

Previous Stories:

June 11, 2009: Shark Sighting Forces Brevard Beach Closure
May 16, 2009: 2 Shark Attacks Within 10 Minutes In Volusia County
May 7, 2009: Giant Shark Caught Off Florida Coast
April 21, 2009: Man Bitten By Shark In New Smyrna Beach
March 19, 2009: First '09 Victim For Shark Bite Capital Of The World
November 14, 2008: Small Sharks Found Dead In Water
September 8, 2008: Two Surfers Bitten By Sharks At Same Time
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
July 25, 2008: 17-Year-Old Is 15th Shark Bite Victim Of Year In Volusia County
July 24, 2008: Officials: Shark Bites Teen's Left Foot
July 10, 2008: Wave-Jumping Shark Caught In Photos At New Smyrna Beach

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