8-year-old North Carolina boy apparently bit by shark
SURF CITY, N.C. -An 8-year-old boy in North Carolina suffered minor injuries Wednesday from what appeared to be a small shark bite, according to the Surf City Police Department, CBS affiliate WBTV reports.
Police and EMS responded and provided treatment at the scene. According to the police the wounds were minor and the child is expected to be okay. The child was taken to the emergency room by his parents for further assessment.
The wound appeared to be a bite mark on the top of the victims foot and a puncture wound on the child's heel, according to the police chief. WBTV reports the bite was about 7 inches in diameter.
This latest incident comes a few days after two young people vacationing in the beach town of Oak Island were swimming in waist-deep water when they lost limbs in separate life-threatening shark attacks.