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CBS News reports:
A girl suffered serious injuries Thursday when she was attacked by a shark at a beach in Florida, authorities said, continuing a frightening trend in the state that accounts for nearly 40% of unprovoked shark bites worldwide. Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett told CBS affiliate WCTV that the girl had surgery and lost her leg, but is expected to survive.
The attack happened at Keaton Beach in northwestern Florida. The girl was scalloping in water approximately 5 feet deep near Grassy Island, just of Keaton Beach, when she was bitten by the shark, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office said. One of the girl’s family members reportedly jumped in the water and beat the shark off of her until she was free.
ABC News reports:
The sheriff’s office said the type of shark that attacked was unclear but it was described as approximately 9 feet long. “Swimmers and scallopers are cautioned to be alert, vigilant, and practice shark safety,” the sheriff’s office added.
“Some rules to follow are: never swim alone, do not enter the water near fishermen, avoid areas such as sandbars (where sharks like to congregate), do not swim near large schools of fish, and avoid erratic movements while in the water.”
Florida has topped the global charts in the number of shark bites for decades with an annual average of 25 shark attacks, according to researchers.
Taylor County is on the Panhandle’s “Big Bend.”
A girl suffered serious injuries Thursday when she was attacked by a shark at a beach in Florida, authorities said, continuing a frightening trend in the state that accounts for nearly 40% of unprovoked shark bites worldwide. https://t.co/gZSrkeuJey
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 1, 2022