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A Florida man is speaking out after he was reportedly bitten by a shark off Daytona Beach on Monday.
Bryan Olivares, 33, told WESH on Wednesday: the shark bit his legslice the tendon and puncture the artery.
“I tried to swim on my back and I was bleeding,” Olivares of Orlando told the station.
A lifeguard came to his aid and Olivarez was taken to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.
As shark sightings rise on the East Coast, scientists theorize conservation efforts may play a role
WESH said he was recovering at home.
this is Sixth shark bite of the seasonaccording to FOX 35.
Volusia County is the so-called “Shark Sting Capital of the World”.
In 2021, data from the International Shark Attack File (ISAF) at the Florida Museum of Natural History shows that 60% of bites in the United States occurred in Florida.
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These cases represent 38% of all unprovoked shark bites worldwide.
In 2021, Volusia County experienced 17 bites, none of which were fatal.
Compared to 2020, bites nationwide increased by 42%.
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There have been no casualties from shark attacks this year.
Beaches on the east coast have been closed due to an increase in shark sightings.