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CBS News
4 hours ago
- CBS News
Surf instructor yanked off board, bitten by shark off Florida beach
An 18-year-old surf instructor was rushed to the hospital on Friday after he was attacked by a shark at a Florida beach. Sam Hollis said he was bitten on his foot while surfing off New Smyrna Beach, about 60 miles northeast of Orlando. He told NBC affiliate WESH about his frightening experience. Hollis said he was instructing when a big wave washed over him. He said he got back on his board, letting his feet hang in the water, when he was attacked. "It just grabbed me by my foot and just yanked me off my board and was like, yeah, I'm having you for a little snack man. And then I was like having none of that so I kicked it." Hollis said. Hollis said the kick knocked the shark away from his body, and he was able to swim away. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated for bite marks on his foot. "So this is what it feels like. I was like, this is what feeling attacked by a shark feels like," he said. Hollis said he's been around the water since he was a little kid and knows the risks that come with surfing. "There's no reason to stop doing something you love just because something bad happened to you," he said. He said as soon as he recovers, he'll be back out on the water. "That's the first thing I want, to get back out to doing because I think it's important to not let something like this dictate doing things that you love," Hollis said. This is the third reported shark encounter off the coast of New Smyrna Beach in just over a month. A surfer said an airborne spinner shark knocked him off his board in June. In July, another surfer was bitten on the arm by a shark, saying he "felt it clamp down like a bear trap out of nowhere." New Smyrna Beach is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World." It's been the site of more than 300 shark attacks since the 1980s, according to the International Shark Attack File in Gainesville.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Shark Bites Teen Surfer in Florida…Fourth This Year (Video)
Right now, we're in the midst of the summer doldrums, about halfway through the year. And in Florida, New Smyrna Beach particularly, yet another shark attack has gone down – the fourth of the year. That's more times than most people have gone to the dentist, called their grandma who lives out of state, or gave the house a deep cleaning so far in 2025. It shouldn't come as a huge surprise, however, since the attack happened in the 'shark bite capital of the world.' Quite often, Volusia County ranks high on lists that track the number of shark attacks across the globe, and quite often, NSB, which rests in Volusia, is responsible for those high numbers. Four attacks, and the summer season isn't over yet. For more on the attack, here's the local news report. The attack happened on an 18-year-old surf instructor while he was in the water giving a lesson. It chomped his foot, and the victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. However, the damage was described by local officials as 'nasty.' 'It's almost like a perfect storm,' said Joe Miguez, manager of the University of Florida International Shark Attack File. 'We have turbidity water, we have a lot of bait fish in the water, and you also have a lot of people in the water. So, it's kind of like a three-pronged thing.'Just last month, over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, another surfer was attacked at New Smyrna Beach. Matt Bender, 40, had his arm ran through a meat grinder when a shark latched onto him during a session at NSB. 'Just like a lightning strike, the shark came out of nowhere,' Bender recounted. 'I just felt it chomp down on my arm. It felt like a bear trap. Unfortunately, it shredded my arm. It immediately let go, and was gone in a flash.' Two attacks in two months; four attacks so far this year; NSB living up to its unfortunate moniker. Keep an eye out, Floridian Bites Teen Surfer in Florida…Fourth This Year (Video) first appeared on Surfer on Jul 19, 2025 Solve the daily Crossword
CNN
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
‘Shark Week' surfaces
Diver, host, and shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder talks about his new series, 'How to Survive a Shark Attack.' Rick Damigella reports.
CNN
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
‘Shark Week' surfaces
Diver, host, and shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder talks about his new series, 'How to Survive a Shark Attack.' Rick Damigella reports.
Fox News
4 days ago
- Fox News
Multiple sharks spotted at popular beach that saw deadly attack 5 years ago
A New England summer hot spot that was the site of the state's first fatal shark attack five years ago is once again seeing signs of the apex predator as thousands flock to the beach to enjoy the water. Authorities are warning the public to remain vigilant after two great white sharks were spotted off the coast of Maine's Bailey Island within 48 hours, the Harpswell Marine Resources and Harbor Management said in a Facebook post. In response to the sightings, officials have posted shark notification flags throughout Cedar Beach, the post said. Visitors who observe a shark are asked to take a picture and contact the Cumberland Regional Communication Center to help officials "take appropriate action at the time of the sightings." The beach remains open to swimmers, and officials have launched a notification system to keep visitors safely informed in the event a shark is spotted nearby. The sightings come five years after the same island was the scene of the Pine Tree State's first documented fatal shark attack. A woman was killed by an unprovoked shark while swimming off the shore of Bailey Island in July 2020. A witness initially saw the woman in the water when she was injured in an apparent shark attack, Maine Marine Patrol previously said. Two kayakers managed to reach the injured woman and brought her to shore, where first responders attempted to save her life. The woman died, Marine Patrol said. Last year, 71 shark bites were recorded throughout the United States, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File. Of the recorded cases, 47 of the bites were unprovoked, the ISAF reported. Harpswell Marine Resources and Harbor Management did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
