Authorities said an Ohio tourist was stung while playing football in knee-deep water on a Florida beach on the Fourth of July.
Authorities say a 21-year-old man from Ohio was playing football in knee-high water in New Smyrna Beach when he was bitten on the right leg by a shark.
Police say the attack happened on Thursday, July 4th at 4pm.
The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
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A panoramic view of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, during spring break on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Larry Pasi for Fox News Digital)
The July 4th shark attack came after four people were injured on a Texas beach the same day.
The South Padre Island Police Department and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Atlantic Region confirmed to Fox News Digital that four people were injured in an encounter with a marine predator off South Padre Island. South coast of the state.
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Police said the attack happened around 11am local time along Beach Access 14, near Wana Wana Beach Bar and Grill.
Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island, Atlantic Ocean (Photo by Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
The 21-year-old man’s shark encounter comes after Florida was recently named the shark capital of the world.
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of Florida Museum of Natural History According to the International Shark Attack File, the highest number of random shark attacks in the world occurs in the Sunshine State, particularly Volusia County, with 351 attacks since 1882.
Fox News Digital’s Ashlyn Messier contributed to this report.
