Surfing Vacation Turns to Nightmare as 22-Year-Old Florida Man Gripped by Deadly Shark Attack

The number of shark attack incidents has been increasing day after day. One of the most disturbing things about these attacks is the fact that the majority of them occur in just one state. The constant rise in the number of these attacks has made Florida the shark attack capital. Sharks at the coastline of Florida have struck again and bit another victim.

The 22-year-old Florida man was enjoying a serene morning. He was on his surfboard at a safe location near a jetty. However, the recent increase in the number of attacks has left no place safe for the people. While he had seen sharks far in the distance, he didn’t anticipate one to come and get him near the jetty. However, a shark zapped past and bit him before he could get to safety.

The shark attack count keeps going up

The young man from Oviedo was taken to a local hospital to treat his injuries. He suffered a non-life-threatening injury on one of his ankles. The attack happened in the morning at New Smyrna Beach around 9:30 AM on 31st July 2023 and was unprovoked. This wasn’t the only attack that occurred in the last month.

In another shark attack case, a 21-year-old man was attacked a day before the Oviedo resident was attacked. The individual hailed from DeLand and was on a surfing holiday. The attack occurred a little bit after 3:00 PM. The man also suffered some severe injuries on his feet during the attack, and emergency responders immediately rushed him to the Volusia County Emergency Medical Services. According to Fox35 Orlando, The Volusia Beach safety captain may have a reason for why these men were attacked.

Juvenile sharks attack out of curiosity: Safety captain

Another Lake Worth local was also caught in a shark attack in July. He suffered several minor injuries on his back. He was at the south jetty at the time of the attack. According to the safety captain of Volusia Beach, these shark attacks were carried out by juvenile sharks. He said that these sharks visit the jetties to eat the bait fish and get confused when they see a human there. “Most of the time there are juvenile sharks feeding on those baitfish. They grab a person by accident, they release, and they swim away,” explained Volusia Beach Safety Captain AJ Miller.

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While this could be a possible explanation, the increasing count of such incidents has terrified the people. Recently, stories of shark attack incidents have been popping up like an endless game of whack-a-mole. Thankfully, not all of these attacks are life-threatening. 

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