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Posted: 2024-07-10T11:49:30Z | Updated: 2024-07-10T11:49:30Z

PONCE INLET, Fla. (AP) A shark bit a Florida teen on the leg during a lifeguard training camp Monday morning, officials said.

The attack occurred near the Ponce Inlet lifeguard tower shortly before noon, Volusia County Beach Safety officials said.

The 14-year-old boy had been practicing water entries when he landed on a shark.

The teens injuries werent considered life-threatening, officials said.

He was taken by his parents to get stitches.

Mondays attack comes just days after two separate bite incidents in nearby New Smyrna Beach.

A 26-year-old man was bitten on the foot while floating in an innertube Friday, and a 21-year-old man was bitten Thursday while playing football in shallow water.