Shark bites 8-year-old boy in Volusia County, lifeguards say

PONCE INLET, Fla. — An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark Sunday afternoon in Volusia County, according to lifeguards.

Officials said the boy, who was visiting from Miami, was bitten in the right leg at around 4 p.m. in waist deep water in front of Winterhaven Park in Ponce Inlet.

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The shark that bit the boy was around two to three feet long, lifeguards said.

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Paramedics said the boy was treated on scene and taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in stable condition by Ponce Inlet Fire Rescue.

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