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New Smyrna Sharks 3, Surfers 0

by The Editors on September 20, 2016

We haven’t really been on the shark attack beat so rigorously lately, because really, how many stories does anyone want to read about New Smyrna Beach, Florida. But Sunday, September 18, 2016 will go down as one of the sharkiests of days in shark bite city, according to the International Business Times (yeah, they’re chumming for link bait, too).

In the space of five hours sharks attacked three surfers at a single Florida beach, while a teenage boy was bitten on a second beach.

If you want the chomp-by-chomp coverage click the link. The good news is no one is dead. The bad news, is that Volusia County’s attacks this year are tracking up from last year. If you can believe it.

[Link: IB Times]

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Yes, New Smyrna Is Sharky Video

by The Editors on May 29, 2014

We’ve been posting stories of sharks nipping surfers at Florida’s New Smyrna Beach for years and here’s an up-close example of just why it happens and how much the local surfers don’t care. . .

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New Smyrna’s First Shark Bite of 2013

by The Editors on April 15, 2013

A 21-year-old surfer from DeBary, Florida wins the honor of New Smyrna’s first shark bite of the season, according to a story in the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

The surfer, whose name was not available, was bitten about 1:30 p.m. Saturday as he caught waves off New Smyrna Beach near the south jetty, Marris said.

According to the International Shark Attach File Florida’s Volusia and Brevard counties share the 2012 record for shark bites with eight each in 2012. Yay, Florida.

[Link: Daytona Beach News-Journal]

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New Smyrna Sharks Nip Two Surfers

by The Editors on March 15, 2012

Shark Bite-1Surfer Valeh Levy and her daughter Sydney, 15, were out longboarding south of the jetty in Florida’s shark bite capital of the world New Smyrna Beach when Levy saw her daughter get pulled under, according to a story on ClickOrlando.com.

“To me is was like a scene out of ‘Jaws,’ where the girl is getting sucked under. I said, ‘There is no way this thing is going to kill my daughter.’ I grabbed her shoulders and I pulled her up and threw her on the nose of my board,” Levy said. . . She said the shark continued swimming around them as they called out for help to two nearby surfers who assisted them to shore.

When they got to shore an ambulance was already there assisting 17-year-old surfer Nick Romano with his shark bite. “Every surfer thinks one day they will get bit by a shark,” Romano said. “Well, today was my day.”

Floridians are so resilient.

[Link: ClickOrlando]

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Shark Jumps Surfer At New Smyrna Beach

by The Editors on June 24, 2011

We’ve been calling it the shark bite capital of the world for years, but this week Orlando Sentinel photographer Jacob Langston caught more evidence of why New Smyrna Beach, Florida is still shark central.

Langston’s focus was on his subject in the foreground of his camera and didn’t see the four-foot spinner shark jumping over another surfer. . . It wasn’t until he was back in the office editing his video that he realized he had captured the awesome moment in the background.

We’ll say it for at least the tenth time: can’t believe they risk surfing with sharks for those waves?

[Link: Orlando Sentinel] [click to continue…]

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A New Smyrna Shark Bite Story

by The Editors on October 26, 2010

Shark2026-Thumb-180Xauto-10695New Smyrna Beach, Florida shark bite victim Andrew Heald discusses his September 2, 2010 attack with the the Daytona Beach News-Journal and mentions being surrounded by mullet in mirky water and then he saw a fin poke out of the water.

“I have to get out of here,” Heald said he immediately thought. . . Heald guessed the fin was from a 5- to 6-foot blacktip shark. The blacktip is probably to blame for most reported human attacks in Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, but never a fatality. . . The fin disappeared below the surface, and Heald figured it was his chance to try to catch a wave in. Then it hit him, hard. . . “I heard a big splash, and it felt like I was being tackled,” he said.

Heald, unlike California’s Lucas Ransom, survived with a few stitches and is already back in the water.

[Link: Daytona Beach News-Journal]

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New Smyrna Sharks Nip Two Surfers

by The Editors on September 3, 2010

Volusia Country Florida, the shark bite capital of the world, logged two more bites this weekend as two surfers felt the teeth at New Smyrna’s Inlet, according to My Fox Orlando.

One surfer was bitten in the hand by a shark while he was paddling out south of the Inlet. The second shark bite was also a surfer who was bitten on his left thigh. . . Both men were taken to Bert Fish hospital for stitches to close up those bite wounds, lifeguards say were caused by sharks.

Lifeguards reportedly flew the purple flag, which in Florida “indications hazardous marine life.” We never knew.

[Link: My Fox Orlando]

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New Smyrna Shark Nips Number 8

by The Editors on November 11, 2009

An unnamed 18-year-old surfer was hit by a 4-foot shark while surfing near News Journal this afternoon according to a story in the News Journal.

The 18-year-old man, who was not identified by the Volusia County Beach Patrol, suffered only minor injuries, including a bump on the shin where the shark hit him and lacerations to the back of the calf and the front of the shin.

He was one of 300 surfers in the water. This is the eighth shark attack of the year.

[Link: News Journal]

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New Smyrna Sharks Get Three More

by The Editors on May 18, 2009

Those pesky Florida sharks are still at it in New Smyrna Beach, according to a story in the Orlando Sentinel.

This weekend saw three surfers bitten by sharks, at the main spot where this happens: the surf zone just south of the inlet in New Smyrna Beach. . . Two surfers were bitten 9 a.m. Saturday morning, within 10 minutes of each other, said Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Scott Petersohn. . . .A third surfer was bitten around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday at that same location, Petersohn.

We’ve said this before, but it seems shark bites are pretty high price to pay for Florida waves.

[Link: Orlando Sentinel]

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New Smyrna Sharks Get Number Two

by The Editors on April 22, 2009

A surfer from Okeechobee, Florida has been the second shark attack victim in Volusia County this year.

The unidentified 20-year-old was surfing in front of the Minorca Condominium, 2600 block of North Peninsula Drive, late Monday afternoon when a shark grabbed his right ankle, Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Scott Petersohn said Tuesday. . . “It was very minor,” he said. “Two or three puncture wounds.” . . . Petersohn said it’s unclear whether the victim went to the hospital, but he was not taken by ambulance.

We think minor is the best kind of shark bite there is.

[Link: News-Journal Online]

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