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Surfer bitten by shark in Ponce Inlet, lifeguards say

PONCE INLET — A shark bit a man’s foot in Ponce Inlet Saturday afternoon, lifeguards said.

The 28-year-old man from Melbourne was surfing near the jetty in about 8 feet of water when he felt a sharp pain on his left foot.

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Lifeguards said the man had what appeared to be shark bites on the top and bottom of his foot with several cuts.

He was taken to Halifax hospital by ambulance.

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