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East Coast Heavy with Shark Attacks, Latest Are in North Carolina and Florida

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 11 July, 2006 : - - The East Coast of the U.S. is having a heavy year of shark attacks from North Carolina down to Florida. Swimmers near Myrtle Beach may be a little weary to get in the water today, that's because a 14 year old girl is recovering after being bitten by a shark. 

The attack happened Saturday morning just off Pawleys Island about 25 feet out in the ocean.  The teen says a six foot long bull shark attacked her right foot.  She now has 70 stitches in her leg but says the attack will not keep her out of the ocean.

An 11-year-old boy was bitten Sunday on the lower leg and ankle off Ponte Vedra Beach in St. Johns County. The boy, whose name was not released, was walking in waist-deep water off Ponte Vedra Inn and Club when he reported being bitten. Several witnesses saw a shark swimming around. His injuries were described as "not life-threatening."

The day before, a teenage boy swimming off Playalinda Beach in Brevard County was bitten on his calf. The boy, thought to be 13 or 14, was in stable condition at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando.

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Sources: wnct.com and orlando sentinel.com

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