A surfer had to be taken to hospital after a blacktip shark bit his right foot on Cocoa Beach Tuesday afternoon. He tells reporters he will be surfing again ASAP.
A man received a nasty bite on his left foot while surfing on Cocoa Beach near Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday afternoon, leading lifeguards to issue double red flag warnings., the bite is believed to be the work of a blacktip shark —one of the most common large species found in the coasts around the Gulf of Mexico.
Witnesses told reporters the surfer swam to the shore after being bitten near the boardwalk of the Cocoa Beach pier. Beachgoers helped him out of the water and took him to the parking lot, where he was collected by an ambulance and taken to Cape Canaveral Hospital. "His left foot doesn't look great but everything else about how this surfer is reacting to a shark biting him tells you he is going to be OK," said James Sparvero, Brevard County Reporter onThe surfer, whose full name was not reported, was released from the hospital on Tuesday evening.
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