2 Bitten By Shark In Separate Attacks At Same Florida Beach: Reports

PONCE INLET, FL — Two people were bitten by a shark in separate attacks at a Volusia County beach over Labor Day weekend, according to multiple reports citing safety officials.

Volusia County Beach Safety Capt. A.J. Miller told the Daytona Beach News-Journal that a 37-year-old Apopka woman was playing in waist-deep water at 4935 S. The Beach in Ponce Inlet when a shark bit her right food. Miller wrote.

The woman did not see the shark, the News-Journal reported. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.

A man in his 30s was also bitten on his left hand while surfing near Ponce Inlet Jetty, WESH reported. Officials said his injuries were not life-threatening, and the man drove himself to the hospital, according to WESH.

Reports said the attacks brought the total number of shark bites this year in Volusia County to six.