Sharks Bite Fla. Swimmers
POSTED: Sunday, April 27, 2008
UPDATED: 9:39 am EDT April 28,
2008
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Two different swimmers were treated at hospitals after being bitten by sharks over the weekend.A 24-year-old man stepped off of his surfboard in chest-deep water near a jetty in New Smyrna Beach Sunday and was bitten on his right calf.He was taken to Bert Fish Medical Center and treated.Also, a 21-year-old man was treated at a hospital after a shark bit his foot while he was surfing in the same area Saturday.Officials said Mark Pattison of Lake Mary was injured Saturday after he got of his surfboard near a jetty in New Smyrna Beach.Capt. Jack Driskell of the Volusia County Beach Patrol said the man's injuries were not life-threatening.He underwent minor surgery Saturday.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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