Shark Chomps on Teen in N.C.

A 14-year-old girl was bitten by a shark on the foot at Emerald Isle, N.C. causing lacerations and possible damage to ligaments and tendons. Ew.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the waters off the 9400 block of Emerald Isle.

Emerald Isle EMS and the Emerald Isle Fire Department responded within minutes, and the girl was rushed to the hospital.

The hospital confirmed that a patient had been admitted to the hospital after an apparent shark bite and that patient was in stable condition but due to patient privacy regulations and at the request of the family, no information could be released about the patient’s identity.

The incident is the second possible shark bite in the area this year.

In May, a 9-year-old was bitten by an “unidentified marine animal” at Bear Island.

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