The person was knocked off a paddleboard about 7:30 a.m. and suffered a 4-inch gash to the leg, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said. "I couldn't even see the shark coming up, but all I saw was she was-- the shark jumped up and it didn't even bite like all the way, like I saw the movement of its tail like going to the side and then she went, like, she screamed a little bit but like, as soon as she touched it, it just fell into the water," he told WPDE-TV. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. An 11-year-old girl visiting North Myrtle Beach sprang to her feet and ran from the surf after a close encounter with a shark -- and her mother captured it all on video. Shark Weeks Alison Towner, a marine biologist based in South Africa, secured drone footage of three killer whales hunting a nine-foot great white shark. Great white shark washes up on South Carolina beach in rare, unusual "Our beach patrol works with the Florida Program for Shark Research at the University of Florida to identify marine animal bites, specifically sharks. I just felt something, I guess, bite me and there was a shark on my arm. Always try and stay in a group when you are swimming in the ocean. 2-5 ft.; compared to Jersey beaches where the floor drops down after about 10 ft. and the sandbars can be about 25 ft. out, with waves that can be 2-10 ft.; or Miami beach's where the floor drops down The incidents happened Monday near 75th Avenue North and 82nd Avenue North, Myrtle Beach Police Cpl. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. I couldnt even see the shark coming up, but all I saw was the shark jumped up and it didnt even bite all the way, like I saw the movement of the tail go to the side and then she screamed a little bit and as soon as she touched it , it fell into the water, explained the 8-year-old. They migrate south in the winter months to the warmer waters off the more southerly states. Myrtle Beach shark sighting: Video shows fin dangerously close to 11 I kept pushing at it to get it off my arm, and it did," one of the victims, identified as Karren Sites of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, told WPDE. Its dorsal fin, eyes and gills are clearly visible, white the rest of its body is submerged. "White sharks are typically only winter visitors to South Carolina waters.". Shark attacks in Myrtle Beach: What to be aware of in SC | The State He also warned against swimming when schools of fish are near the shore or fishing piers. "I couldn't even see the shark coming up, but all I saw was the shark jumped up and it didn't even bite all the way," he said. "I couldnt even see the shark coming up, but all I saw was the shark jumped up, and it didnt even bite all the way, like I saw the movement of the tail go to the side, and then she screamed a little bit and as soon as she touched it, it fell into the water," Brian told WPDE. Queue the Jaws music because its Shark Week! I couldnt even see the shark coming up, but all I saw was the shark jumped up and it didnt even bite all the way, WPDE reported. The attacks happened in the ocean about a half-mile (1 kilometer) apart and police said there is no way to know if they are related. But why? Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Tom Vest said in a statement to Fox News. Bryn covers breaking news pertaining to Horry County in South Carolina for The Sun News. Are There Sharks in Myrtle Beach? (2023 Updated) - Travel Safe
