Shark Bites Child in Third North Carolina Attack This Season

North Carolina officials say a shark bit an 8-year-old boy in what is now the third attack this season along the North Carolina coast.
Shark Bites Child in Third North Carolina Attack This Season
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BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C.—North Carolina officials say a shark bit an 8-year-old boy in what is now the third attack this season along the North Carolina coast.

News outlets report the boy was swimming in open water Sunday afternoon when a shark grabbed him by the leg, causing multiple bite wounds.