Shark bites teenage boy at Neptune seaside - WJXT Jacksonville

NEPTUNE seaside, Fla. - A 13-year-old boy changed into bitten by using a shark at Neptune seashore near the Lemon highway conclusion zone around three:forty five p.m. Sunday officers spoke of.

The boy became in the water with his father on a surfboard when the shark bit him on his right calf. They immediately got out of the water and told the lifeguards.

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Ocean Rescue become capable of bandage up the boy directly and obtained the bleeding beneath control. He suffered extreme lacerations and became taken to UF fitness Jacksonville where he's in stable situation.

"He was screaming 'it hurts, it hurts' and we might simply see the path of blood main over here," said Heidin Perez, who was on the beach right through the attack.

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Perez said the boy asked rescuers not to put force on his leg because it changed into so painful.

officers advised News4Jax that based on the boy's bite marks, they believe the shark is set 5 toes lengthy.

"Judging by way of the chunk, it gave the impression to be 7-eight inches wide, so it might have been anywhere from 4-5 feet, probably even better," observed Captain Richmond Banks of Neptune seashore Ocean Rescue.

"There are about 6 or 7 species which are very usual and this may encompass the sharp nose shark, the black tip shark, the spinner, these are essentially the most plentiful sharks within our place," said Dr. Jim Gelsleichter, a shark expert on the tuition of North Florida.

officials closed the beach presently after the attack.

"We closed it down for a short while. as soon as 45 minutes had handed, we took the guards again off that aspect and let people go returned into the water," said Capt. Banks.

Capt. Banks told News4Jax shark bites are rare for Neptune seashore.

"doubtless about 15 years or more considering the fact that the remaining time we had what we think turned into a shark chew," observed Capt. Banks. "a person become bit on the foot and it gave the look of it changed into a small shark."

Neptune beach Police observed there become a large crowd of americans within the water when the shark became noticed.

"i used to be considering probably a stingray or something like that, but they came round telling all and sundry it become a shark bite and that they desired americans to reside out of the water during this area," pointed out beachgoer Sam McMath.

Ocean Rescue officials say in case you're swimming and little fish birth jumping around you, it's time to circulate out of that area.

"these are feeder swimming pools. usually in feeder pools there are greater fish looking to feed, and in some situations unlucky issues like this could ensue," Capt. Banks.

"this is a time when our sharks turn into more plentiful in our local waters that occurs in can also and the animals top in abundance around June and July," stated Dr. Gelsleichter.

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