Officials have reported that a tourist from Ohio was bitten while playing football in knee-deep water at a Florida beach on the Fourth of July.
According to officials, the shark attack occurred while the young man from Ohio was playing football in knee-deep water at New Smyrna Beach. The shark bit him on his right foot.
The Fourth of July was marred by an attack that took place at 4 p.m., according to the police.
The injured man was taken to the hospital for treatment, but fortunately, his injuries were not life-threatening.
On the same day, a beach in Texas witnessed four individuals being injured before the Fourth of July shark attack occurred.
According to officials from the South Padre Island Police Department and the US Coast Guard Atlantic Area, an ocean predator caused harm to four individuals during an incident on South Padre Island in the southern coast of Texas.
A man is currently in critical condition after being attacked by a shark that he had caught while fishing in Florida.
According to authorities, the assaults occurred around 11 a.m. in the vicinity of Wanna Wanna Beach Bar and Grill, specifically along Beach Access 14.
Florida has recently earned the title of the shark capital of the world, and it’s not without reason. A 21-year-old had a close encounter with a shark, adding to the list of such incidents in the state.
According to the International Shark Attack File of the Florida Museum of Natural History, the highest number of unprovoked shark attacks in the world have been recorded in the Sunshine State. Specifically, Volusia County has witnessed 351 such attacks since 1882.
