MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. – A woman was attacked by a shark Wednesday afternoon off Melbourne Beach, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.
The 3:30 p.m. incident took place near 2999 S. Highway A1A, about a quarter-mile from a lifeguard tower, officials said.
The 42-year-old New Jersey woman suffered a bite on her buttocks and thigh and a deeper bite on her left hand and wrist area, Brevard Fire Rescue Chief Mark Schollmeyer said.
Schollmeyer said the woman saw the animal that attacked her.
The attack is the fifth confirmed shark bite to take place off Brevard’s 72-mile shoreline this year.
No other details have been released.
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