PONCE INLET, Fla. — A teenager was taken to the hospital after a shark bit his foot Saturday morning, lifeguards said.
The 19-year-old was swimming in waist-deep water in Ponce Inlet north of the jetty when the shark bit him around 10 a.m., Volusia County Beach Safety said.
Volusia Beach Safety reminds bathers to swim in front of a lifeguard.
He was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, lifeguards said.
Lifeguards also said there are hazardous rip current conditions and have already rescued a few people from the water.