Ohio woman suffers shark bite in Daytona Beach Shores

Patricio G. Balona, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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A shark bit a 40-year-old Ohio woman swimming in the ocean in Daytona Beach Shores on Saturday, Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue officials said.

The shark bite incident was reported at 1:12 p.m. in the 3300 block of Atlantic Ave, beach officials said.

According to News-Journal reports, this is the fifth shark bite reported in Volusia County this year.

The visitor from Ohio was wading in waist-deep water when she was bit in the lower left leg, presumably by a shark, said Ocean Rescue Capt. Laura Warner.

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The woman's injuries were not life threatening and she was transported to the hospital by EVAC ambulance for further treatment, Warner said.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Ohio woman suffers shark bite in Daytona Beach Shores