NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – A 64-year-old woman suffered a possible shark bite while she was sitting on a paddleboard in the water off a Florida beach.
A Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue captain said the victim was sitting on the board off New Smyrna Beach on Friday morning when she was bitten on the foot.
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Officials say the woman suffered lacerations to her foot and was taken to a hospital.
Authorities say it marks the first shark bite of the year in Volusia County.
The captain says the woman didn’t see what bit her but it was “presumed” to be a shark.
The woman wasn’t immediately identified.