{"id":106350,"date":"2024-07-11T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/boy-14-bitten-by-shark-in-florida-the-fourth-incident-in-a-month\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T12:00:08","slug":"boy-14-bitten-by-shark-in-florida-the-fourth-incident-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/boy-14-bitten-by-shark-in-florida-the-fourth-incident-in-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 14, bitten by shark in Florida, the fourth incident in a month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) — A 14-year-old boy was bitten by a shark Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Florida, local authorities said.<\/p>\n

The teen, who was visiting from Missouri, was bitten on his left foot while standing in knee-deep water, according to the Volusia County Beach Ocean Rescue.<\/p>\n

He was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

The incident marks the fourth shark bite reported in Volusia County just this month.<\/p>\n

On Monday, another 14-year-old boy was bitten on the right calf during a junior lifeguard camp at Ponce Inlet. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening lacerations, according to Aaron Jenkins, the deputy chief of Volusia County Beach Safety.<\/p>\n

Witnesses said the shark was a blacktip, which is common in the area, he said.<\/p>\n

A 21-year-old man visiting from Ohio was bitten on the foot on July 4 while playing football in knee-deep water. He also received non-life-threatening injuries, Jenkins said.<\/p>\n

“Felt like my foot was being stabbed,” the 21-year-old victim, Connor Baker, said. “Tried as fast as I could to just get to shore.”<\/p>\n

The following day, on July 5, a 26-year-old man from Sarasota, Florida, was bitten on the foot while wading in an inner tube in about five feet of water. His injuries were also non-life-threatening, Jenkins said.<\/p>\n

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