Another shark attack in North Carolina
AVON, N.C. -- A shark attacked a person in North Carolina early Friday afternoon, CBS Affiliate Greensboro WFMY reports.
According to Avon Fishing Pier, the shark attacked a person about half a mile down the north side of the pier on Avon beach in Dare County. According to Avon Fishing Pier manager Keith Matthews, the call came in shortly before 12:30 p.m.
A witness posted a video to Twitter appearing to be after the incident.
@myfox8 to the right of the shot you can see the fin pic.twitter.com/qpqmHksJJk
— Johnny Supan (@jsupan98) June 26, 2015
CBS affiliate Greenville WNCT reports the man was around 50 years old. An employee with the Avon Fishing Pier told WNCT the man was bitten 3 times. At this time it is unclear the severity of his injuries.
Matthews said that Hatteras Island Rescue instructed the Avon Fishing Pier to put up its red flag, a sign that no one should go in the water.
This latest incident comes just days after an 8-year-old North Carolina boy suffered minor injuries from what appeared to be a small shark bite.
On June 15, two young people vacationing in the North Carolina beach town of Oak Island were swimming in waist-deep water when they lost limbs in separate life-threatening shark attacks.