NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – A 48-year-old Florida man was bitten on his back by a shark while he was sitting in the water off New Smyrna Beach, according to authorities.
The attack happened around 2 p.m. Saturday near the south jetty.
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The Lake Worth man suffered minor injuries and refused to be taken to a hospital, Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue Deputy Chief Tamra Malphurs said.
A day prior, a 21-year-old DeLand man was bitten by a shark and seriously injured while surfing off New Smyrna Beach, officials said.
The man was bitten around 3 p.m. Friday, also near the south jetty.
Malphurs said the man was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening but serious wound to his foot.
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The attacks marked the second and third shark bites reported in Volusia County in 2023.
Lifeguards rescued 57 people from the ocean over the weekend, according to officials.