DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Two shark bites across the state were reported over the Memorial Day weekend.
A 12-year-old boy from Gainesville was hospitalized Saturday after he was bitten by something, probably a shark, according to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue.
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Authorities said the boy was standing in waist-deep water around 2 p.m. in the 200 block north in Daytona Beach when his foot was bitten.
The boy suffered only minor injuries and his transport to Halifax Health Medical Center was for precautionary reasons.
In Volusia County, a 52-year-old man also suffered a shark bite. According to Volusia County Beach Safety, he caught a three foot lemon shark and it bit him when he was trying to release it. His injury was minor and the fisherman did not go to the hospital.
The shark was successfully released afterwards.