VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 21-year-old woman from Oregon was bitten by a shark Thursday morning, according to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue.
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Officials said the incident happened just before 11:30 a.m. near the 2000 block of Daytona Beach Shores.
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The woman was wading in about 4 feet of water when she was bitten on the foot, officials said.
Shark bites 21 Oregon woman in the foot in the 2000 Blk of Daytona Beach Shores. She was wading in about 4 feet of water at the time
— Mike Springer WFTV (@mspringerwftv) May 6, 2021
According to beach safety, her lacerations were non-life-threatening.
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The woman was not taken to a hospital and the shark was not seen.
This is the second shark bite so far this year.
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