OT Teen Bitten by Shark Off Isle of Palms, South Carolina

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A teenage boy was bitten by a shark in Isle of Palms, South Carolina -- the latest in a string of incidents has made headlines in recent weeks.

According to Isle of Palms Fire Chief Ann Graham, the boy was bitten on his leg Tuesday evening after 6 p.m. and suffered non life-threatening injuries.

“It was a pretty big bite – but it didn’t do any tearing,” she told ABC News.



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This is first shark attack in Isle of Palms this year, officials said.

“He’s lucky its not a whole lot worse – he’ll have a story to tell,” Graham said.

News of the bite comes on the same day that a 68-year-old man was bitten by a shark in North Carolina, the seventh shark attack that state has seen this year.





http://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-bitten-shark-off-isle-palms-south-carolina/story?id=32170495

 

[Cocky kebo57]

I heard on the radio yesterday that the incidence of shark attacks was up slightly this year, but I think with the cost of gas being lower (relatively speaking), there are more people traveling to the beaches. Hence, there is more "bait" in the water for the sharks. That's my theory anyway, but it could be all wet.

 

[usaguy40]

I heard on the radio yesterday that the incidence of shark attacks was up slightly this year, but I think with the cost of gas being lower (relatively speaking), there are more people traveling to the beaches. Hence, there is more "bait" in the water for the sharks. That's my theory anyway, but it could be all wet.

LOL....nice