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INJURED – 10 June 2010 – Jacksonville Beach, Florida, US – body boarder attacked

8 July, 2010

Hannah Foster, 18, was bitten on her left foot and leg while body boarding in waist deep water off Jacksonville Beach, Florida, US, on Wednesday 10 June 2010.

Her boyfriend pulled her to shore and summoned help after he heard her scream for help. He said he saw a four foot shark.

She received 29 stitches at Baptist Beaches Medical Center in Jacksonville and was discharged the following day.

The species of shark was not known. No other details were reported.

Source:
Miami Herald

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Miami Herald