"Two swimmers were bitten by sharks on Labor Day in separate incidents at the same Florida beach. The attacks both occurred near the Ponce Inlet just south of Daytona Beach in Volusia County - an area known as "the shark bite capital of the world" for the number of bites that happen every year. A 37-year-old woman was in waist-deep water when she was bitten on the right foot, according to a news release from Volusia County Beach Safety. She was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries."
"Capt. A.J. Miller, the logistics head for Volusia County Beach Safety, told CBS News bites in the area are "normally accidental in nature." "The shark is feeding on baitfish and grab a person (by) mistake, bite, release and swim away," Miller said. "This is why we call them shark bites and not shark attacks." Officials encouraged beachgoers to swim in front of lifeguard towers in case of rip currents and to hear or see warnings about nearby sharks, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal."
Two swimmers suffered non-life-threatening shark bites near Ponce Inlet, just south of Daytona Beach in Volusia County, on Labor Day. A 37-year-old woman was bitten on the right foot in waist-deep water and transported to a nearby hospital. A 30-year-old man was bitten on the left hand while surfing and drove himself to a hospital after refusing on-scene care. Officials described bites in the area as normally accidental when sharks feeding on baitfish grab a person by mistake, then release and swim away. Authorities urged swimming near lifeguard towers and heeding rip current and shark warnings. Six county bites have occurred this year.
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