NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A man who survived a shark attack in Volusia County is sharing his story.
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Chris Pospisil said he got the scare of his life while in the water at New Smyrna Beach.
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“It came from under me, and it grabbed my left foot and hit me backward off my board and as I was flying backward,” Pospisil said. “I saw my foot in the shark’s mouth with his teeth down on my foot and it took me underwater and I kicked it once and it let go.”
The attack happened last Friday near the south jetty of New Smyrna Beach.
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Pospisil was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries to his foot.
This is the second reported shark bite in Volusia County this year.
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