12-year-old boy transported to local hospital with bite mark
DNREC officials have closed Herring Point to surfing and swimming Thursday afternoon until further notice following a biting incident reported just before 1 p.m. Beach goers are also restricted to knee-deep waters around the Cape Henlopen bathhouse.
A 12-year-old boy surfing off Herring Point sustained puncture wounds to one of his legs and was transported by ambulance to Beebe Hospital in Lewes. While initially reported as a shark bite, the appearance of the bite mark is being reviewed by state and fisheries experts to determine if it was from a shark or potential other creature.
DNREC Natural Resource Police Park Rangers and lifeguards are patrolling the beach area to warn surfers and other beachgoers to stay in shallow water.
Shark attacks are rare. The only known shark bite at a Delaware State Park beach occurred in June 2014.
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Does the shark vote Democrat?
ReplyDeleteSharks do live in the water... We've limited catches. The beaches have been quiet and little inshore boat traffic. It doesn't take that long for nature to move in to an opportunistic area. Surf, murky water,it's going to happen. Hopefully, it's not too bad.
ReplyDeleteFront lower leg and calf...flesh wound... not too bad for the circumstances... definitely a shark...
DeleteNot a shark. Pelosi is drink in again and lost control of her fly in choppers
ReplyDeleteOMG,
ReplyDeleteStop driving cars that cause this global Warming, and made that Shark bite this kid.
All Fishys are mad at us driving cars destroying the waters.....
ugh
of course, because...2020. Everything bad that can happen is happening.
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