jjcollins
03-23-2002, 10:01 AM
It happen while we there.
There was a shark bite on the Central Florida coast on Friday. The beach patrol was warning surfers and swimmers Friday afternoon to be careful in the water.
The surfer is okay after getting a few stitches.
He surfer fell off his board at New Smyrna Beach and immediately felt the shark bite his leg.
It's early in the year for shark bites. Last year's first bite wasn't until mid-April. Plus the water now is 65 degrees, which is usually too cold for sharks. Lifeguards are just hoping this year won't be a repeat of last.
As usual, in the waters off New Smyrna Beach, there were plenty of people out surfing Friday. One of those surfers, a 31-year-old local man, became the first person to be bitten by a shark this year.
full story follew the link
http://www.icflorida.com/partners/wftv/news/story2.html
jj.......... :eek:
There was a shark bite on the Central Florida coast on Friday. The beach patrol was warning surfers and swimmers Friday afternoon to be careful in the water.
The surfer is okay after getting a few stitches.
He surfer fell off his board at New Smyrna Beach and immediately felt the shark bite his leg.
It's early in the year for shark bites. Last year's first bite wasn't until mid-April. Plus the water now is 65 degrees, which is usually too cold for sharks. Lifeguards are just hoping this year won't be a repeat of last.
As usual, in the waters off New Smyrna Beach, there were plenty of people out surfing Friday. One of those surfers, a 31-year-old local man, became the first person to be bitten by a shark this year.
full story follew the link
http://www.icflorida.com/partners/wftv/news/story2.html
jj.......... :eek: