Crime & Safety
Possible Shark Bite Injures Jersey Shore Swimmer: Reports
The man was hospitalized with a laceration to the hand, but officials said that no one saw a shark in the water.
VENTNOR CITY, NJ — A man was hospitalized Sunday after a possible shark bite at a Jersey Shore beach, according to reports.
6abc Action News said the injury happened at about 9:30 a.m. at Surrey Avenue Beach in Ventnor.
A man in his 30s suffered a laceration to his hand while lifeguards were preparing to open the beach to the public, according to NJ Advance Media.
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But the captain of the Ventnor City Beach Patrol told that outlet that the shark bite was not confirmed because no one saw a shark in the water - not even the man who was bitten.
The chief told Downbeach.com that instead of a shark it could have been a skate, with a barbed tail, or a bluefish.
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Sharks are usually found further in the water at the Jersey Shore. Lately, however, there have been a few cases reported of sharks coming closer to the beach. Read more: Basking Sharks Spotted Off The Coast In Cape May County
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