A man was bitten by a shark Dec. 15 in the waters south of Siesta Key, Florida, and a young surfer was bitten off Cocoa Beach Pier.
Near the 7100 block of Point of Rock Circle on Siesta Key, the unidentified man was in the water when he was bitten by a shark.
The 39-year-old walked home and sought assistance from a woman who called 911. Sarasota County Fire Rescue responded to the call around 8:24 a.m. He was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where staff confirmed the injury was from a shark.
Shark bites are rare in the area, with the last unprovoked bite reported in 2007.
Teen bitten by shark at Cocoa Beach Pier
Jaedyn Wagner, 15, was surfing around 10 yards south of the pier July 10 in murky water. Around 8 a.m. she caught a wave and headed into shore.
Once she reached the shore break, she hopped off her board, inadvertently landing on a shark. It grabbed her right foot, but her stayed calm and used her left foot to kick the grey-finned shark until it released her.
Wagner made it back to shore where her mother and coach at the time stopped the bleeding and treated her on scene before heading home. However, the incident hasn’t kept the Palm Bay resident out of the water, and she continues to surf.
Both Locations have been marked on the 2020 Shark Attack Map.
