Tourist Is Florida's Latest Shark Bite Victim
22nd Bite Ties Volusia County's Record For 1 Year
POSTED: Monday, September 15, 2008
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities on Florida's Atlantic coast say a tourist from Tennessee is the 22nd shark bite victim of the year.Volusia County beach patrol spokesman Captain Scott Petersohn said the 32-year-old visitor was swimming in waist-deep water when he was bitten Sunday morning.The victim drove himself to the hospital, WKMG-TV reported.Officials said the man received two lacerations to his heel and will most likely "get a couple of sutures."Sunday's bite ties the record for the most shark bites in the Volusia County in a year. That record was set in 2001.
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