A beachgoer is recovering after being handled for a “possible shark chunk” on Monday at a resort on Hilton Head Island.
Shore Seaside Patrol officers instructed WSAV Information 3 that it occurred shortly after midday on Monday close to seashore marker 26 within the Sea Pines Resort.
Lifeguards claimed the beachgoer got here out of the water and was bleeding, however had the wound underneath management.
Officers didn’t launch the identify or age of the feminine sufferer however confirmed to Information 3 that she didn’t must be taken to the hospital.
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The world of the reported shark chunk was closed for about half-hour till officers may be sure the realm was secure and safe.
In response to Shore Seaside Companies, this marks the primary reported shark chunk of the yr on Hilton Head, however officers stated “there was one other attainable shark chunk early this yr that wasn’t confirmed.”
The one different shark assault reported on Hilton Head Island occurred again in 2023.
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In that incident, a shark apparently bit a 60-year-old man within the waters off Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
The swimmer was reportedly bitten on the foot whereas in waist-deep water on the seashore in Sea Pines, the City of Hilton Head Island Authorities beforehand instructed Fox Information Digital.
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In 2022, there have been 57 reported unprovoked shark bites on people worldwide, in keeping with the Florida Museum of Pure Historical past’s Worldwide Shark Assault File. Of these unprovoked bites, 41 occurred in the US.
In response to the Worldwide Shark Assault File (ISAF), since 2012, there have been 76 shark assaults reported in South Carolina.
The highest 10 most harmful seashores are all in Florida, in keeping with Simmrin Legislation’s report. Solely Myrtle Seaside, South Carolina, broke into the highest 25. That location had 24 surf zone deaths and shark assaults, in addition to 33 hurricanes, in keeping with Fox Tampa.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Shore Seaside Companies for remark.
Fox Information Digital’s Stephen Sorace and Chris Eberhart contributed to this report.
