Shark Bites Girl Off Cape Canaveral Beach
POSTED: 3:46 p.m. EDT June 24, 2003
UPDATED: 5:12 a.m. EDT June 25, 2003
A 12-year-old girl visiting Florida to see the launch of the Mars Rover was bitten by a shark Tuesday afternoon off the Cape Canaveral coast, according to Local 6 News.
Officials said Hannah Hathaway was standing in waist-deep water near her hotel when her dad spotted a shark.
He said it swam between several people and then bit the girl.
"She got bit by a little brown shark, I don't know what it was," James Hathaway said. "We were standing in water about waist deep, and I saw the fish come in on a wave, and we tried to move in, and she said she got bit."
Hannah had several circle cuts on her legs, according to the report. She was able to walk to a hospital.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Officials said Hannah Hathaway was standing in waist-deep water near her hotel when her dad spotted a shark.
He said it swam between several people and then bit the girl.
"She got bit by a little brown shark, I don't know what it was," James Hathaway said. "We were standing in water about waist deep, and I saw the fish come in on a wave, and we tried to move in, and she said she got bit."
Hannah had several circle cuts on her legs, according to the report. She was able to walk to a hospital.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Previous Stories:
- May 27, 2003: Shark Bites Florida Surfer
- May 15, 2003: Shark Bites Surfer Off New Smyrna Beach
- May 15, 2003: Shark Bites Surfer Off New Smyrna Beach
- May 8, 2003: Shark Bites Surfer; Tooth Possibly Lodged In Leg Bone
- April 30, 2003: Mob Clubs Sharks To Death After Suspected Attack
- April 22, 2003: Shark Attacks Surge In Central Florida
- April 21, 2003: Shark Pulls Teen Off Surfboard In New Smyrna
- April 21, 2003: Shark Bites Surfer In Melbourne
- April 16, 2003: Surfer Bitten By Shark Off Cocoa Beach
- February 6, 2003: Sharks Bite Two In Volusia County Over Weekend
- October 4, 2002: Shark Bites Lifeguard In Volusia County
- October 1, 2002: Sharks Pull Surfers Off Boards
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