jjcollins
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- Aug 26, 1999
Found this two reports
COCOA BEACH, Fla. - Lifeguards are warning swimmers to use caution going in the ocean after a possible shark bite this morning.
Chief Lifeguard Wyatt Werneth, however, noted that it's not yet shark season and the case exhibits none of the typical traits of a shark attack.
The possible victim, a girl swimming south of Shepard Park in Cocoa Beach, suffered a deep laceration to her foot shortly before 11 a.m. She was airlifted to a hospital for treatment.
The girl was standing in shallow water at the time, Werneth noted, and typically sharks don't dive toward the ground to bite. A more likely scenario would involve someone on a boogie board or surfboard whose arms and legs are flapping in the water and attract a shark's attention.
A couple of witnesses said they had seen sharks, but Werneth himself saw none. He did point out several dolphins were in the area and a number of jellyfish stings have been reported recently.
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A young girl is in the hospital after a shark bite on a local beach. The 12-year-old was swimming off the coast this morning when she was bitten several times.
The attack happened behind a hotel on A1A in Cocoa Beach. The girl's brother came to her rescue.
Cocoa Beach lifeguards are waiting to hear from doctors whether this was actually a shark attack. Eyewitnesses say they're sure it was a shark that bit the girl's leg.
The girl's family is visiting from Illinois and had only planned to spend one day at the beach before continuing their vacation.
This is the third shark bite reported in Central Floirda in the last couple of weeks.
Be careful out there............
jj........
COCOA BEACH, Fla. - Lifeguards are warning swimmers to use caution going in the ocean after a possible shark bite this morning.
Chief Lifeguard Wyatt Werneth, however, noted that it's not yet shark season and the case exhibits none of the typical traits of a shark attack.
The possible victim, a girl swimming south of Shepard Park in Cocoa Beach, suffered a deep laceration to her foot shortly before 11 a.m. She was airlifted to a hospital for treatment.
The girl was standing in shallow water at the time, Werneth noted, and typically sharks don't dive toward the ground to bite. A more likely scenario would involve someone on a boogie board or surfboard whose arms and legs are flapping in the water and attract a shark's attention.
A couple of witnesses said they had seen sharks, but Werneth himself saw none. He did point out several dolphins were in the area and a number of jellyfish stings have been reported recently.
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A young girl is in the hospital after a shark bite on a local beach. The 12-year-old was swimming off the coast this morning when she was bitten several times.
The attack happened behind a hotel on A1A in Cocoa Beach. The girl's brother came to her rescue.
Cocoa Beach lifeguards are waiting to hear from doctors whether this was actually a shark attack. Eyewitnesses say they're sure it was a shark that bit the girl's leg.
The girl's family is visiting from Illinois and had only planned to spend one day at the beach before continuing their vacation.
This is the third shark bite reported in Central Floirda in the last couple of weeks.
Be careful out there............
jj........
