Swimmer Suffered Potential Shark Bite While Swimming At South Beach: Town Admin

EDGARTON, MA — A woman swimming at South Beach in Edgarton suffered "wounds consistent with a bite from a marine animal" and may have been bitten by a shark, the town administrator said.

Shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday, "emergency personnel responded to Norton Point for a report of a swimmer who sustained an injury to her lower leg while in the water," Town Administrator James M. Hagerty said in a social media post.

"The individual, a woman in her late twenties, sustained wounds consistent with a bite from a marine animal," Hagerty said.

"No shark or other marine animal was observed or confirmed in connection with the incident," he said. "Based upon the nature of the injuries, however, the wounds were considered consistent with a potential shark bite."

The woman was hospitalized and her "injuries were reported to be non-life-threatening and did not involve the loss of a limb or other life-threatening trauma," Hagerty said.

"In accordance with Town protocol," swimming was suspended for several hours, he said.

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