16 year old Alex Stamm was in water that was somewhere between four feet deep and waist level when he was bitten by a shark off of Isle Of Palms in South Carolina. He was playing football in the water and felt the bite. He then saw the tail as the fish swim away. He was transported to a nearby hospital in an ambulance and received 40 stitches to close his wounds.
Mr. Stamm believes the shark was a sandbar shark and that it was about 4 feet long.
Mr. Stamm jokes that karma is catching up with him. Last year he was in a bicycle crash and he jokingly told people it was a shark attack.
No mention was made as to the water conditions, nor time of attack.
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20 year old Clayton Shulz was bitten by a shark on July 23rd, 2010 at Jacksonville Beach, FL while surfing. He was on his surf board when the shark grabbed his leg and shook a bit. The shark released him but left him with a significant amount of damage. He was treated at Sands medical center where, according to reports, he received between 300 and 400 stitches. He also had to undergo surgery to reattach tendons in his foot.
Mr. Shulz was unable to estimate the size or type of the shark.
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Surfer Jimmy Johnston was bitten by a spinner shark while surfing near Pnce De Leon’s south jetty in New Smyrna, FL. The 55 year old surfer has been surfing for 45 years and this was his first shark bite. Mr. Johnston was sitting on his board when he saw a baitfish jump out of the water followed by a small spinner shark. The shark missed the fish and bit his foot instead. Mr. Johnston pulled his foot away in alarm causing elongated lacerations. Had he allowed the shark to release his foot without pulling his injuries would have been less severe. He was transported by a friend to Bert Fish Medical Center where he received an unreported number of stitches to close the wounds.
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10 year old Josh Myers was bitten while body surfing by a shark off of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. The attack happened at about 10:30 AM in approximately 3 feet of water. The shark bit the boys left foot leaving deep lacerations. The boy was treated at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. He received 19 stitches.
Update (2010/07/23):
I found a new source with lots of details. I have updated the original post to include the new details.
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Thirteen year old Kendall Park was bitten on the arm by a suspected sand tiger shark. Doctors estimated the shark to be 4-5 feet in length. Ms. Park required 40 stitches to close her wounds but may require surgery to repair a damaged tendon. The attack occurred at about 1:30 PM. She was treated and released at Cape Fear Hospital.
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Charlie Gauzer was bitten by a shark on July 14th, 2010 while fishing. He said that the shark clamped down on this leg. He described the head of the shark as being 2-3 feet wide. The bite severed his achilles tendon and was deep enough to reach the bone.
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Six year old Ella Morris was bitten by a shark while playing in the ocean. Her father felt something hit is leg and then felt a tug on his daughter and she went under water. Her father took her back to shore where she was taken to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital via ambulance. There doctors closed the 9 inch shark bite with 22 stitches.
The time of day, water conditions, and type of shark were not mentioned in the articles.
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13 year old Carley Schlentz was attacked by a shark on Topsail Island on June 2th, 2010. She felt something grab her leg and thought it was a friend fooling around until she saw a black tail splashing in the water. She received about 60 stitches and returned to the beach to enjoy the remainder of her vacation.
The time of day, depth of water, water conditions, and type of shark were not mentioned.
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An unnamed 19 year old surfer was bitten by a shark at Pismo Beach in California. The victim described the shark as approximately 4 feet long, brown, with white spots. He was treated at a local hospital.
The time of the attack, water conditions, and severity of injuries were not available in the news stories I found.
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21 year old Sarah Haiden was bitten by a suspected tiger shark while swimming off of Anton’s Reef near Sodwana Bar, South Africa. She was approximately 1km from shore in murky water when she felt a bump. At first she thought it was nearby scuba divers playing a prank on her. She saw the shark before it attacked. She attempted to kick it in the face but her foot landed in the sharks mouth. She screamed and two nearby boats came to her rescue.
She plans to return the ocean as soon as she can. She expects to swim in pools before she is even able to walk again.
She suffered two torn tendons and multiple lacerations requiring numerous stitches and staples.
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