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Surfer Recovering After Shark Attack

crw 3210 300x200 Surfer Recovering After Shark AttackNEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

A surfer is recovering Monday after being bitten during a shark attack off New Smyrna Beach.

The unidentified 20-year-old was bitten on the leg at about 3 p.m. Sunday just south of 27th Avenue in New Smyrna Beach.

The man made it back to shore and was treated at the beach before being taken to a nearby hospital.

The incident marks the 17th shark attack in Volusia County in 2008, Beach Patrol officials said.

Source: Orlando Local 6 News, Orlando, Florida

The Fear Beneath reported on Volusia County Shark Attack #16 just *one* week ago.