4/27/2008 NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. The Volusia County Beach Patrol says a 24-year-old man stepped
off his surfboard in chest deep water this morning and his right
calf was bitten. Captain Jack Driskell says the man was attacked by
a shark. He adds that the injuries are not life or limb
threatening.
Saturday, another man drove himself to the hospital after a
shark bit his foot while he surfed in New Smyrna Beach.
Mark Pattison says he was in chest deep water when a shark bit
his right foot. He told the beach patrol that the shark let go
after he jumped off his board and hit it. Pattison underwent minor
surgery for the bite.
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