Oregon woman bitten on foot by shark off Daytona Beach Shores
Orlando Sentinel 5/6/2021 David Harris, Orlando Sentinel
A 21-year-old woman from Oregon was bitten on the foot by a shark on Thursday morning in Daytona Beach Shores, according to officials.
Tamra Malphurs, the public information officer for Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue, said the woman was wading in about 4 feet of water when she was bit. She suffered non-life threatening lacerations and did not have to be taken to the hospital by ambulance, Malphurs said.
No one saw the shark.
It was the second bite of the year in Volusia County. The other one happened on April 30 off New Smyrna Beach when a woman on a paddle board was bit on the foot.
May 1, 2021 10:18 AM
Daytona Beach, FL – The fishing area at the Daytona Beach Pier is shut down for the month of May and is expected to reopen in Early June. Other portions of the pier and Joe’s Crab Shack remains open. Nearby fishing options that require a license include the docks under the new Orange Avenue bridge, the Seabreeze Bridge with a dock on the west side, and on Main Street, where you can fish right off the bridge. No license is required at Sunglow Pier in Daytona Beach Shores, where you pay an admission fee. For ages 12 and up, it’s $7. For children under 12, it’s $3. You can rent a fishing pole all day for $7 or $3 per hour.
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Heavy rain and lightning greeted the faithful early Sunday, and threatened the traditional end to Jeep Beach, the Jeep Beach Sweep Parade down Volusia County’s beaches.
But even the inclement weather couldn t stop hundreds of Jeep enthusiasts and their vehicles from rolling onto the sands from the International Speedway Boulevard approach in Daytona Beach to the Dunlawton Avenue approach in Daytona Beach Shores to the International Speedway Boulevar.
At least 3,000 Jeep vehicles were on the beach braving the rain, said Charlene Greer, founder of the Jeep Beach event.
The event brought 200,000 Jeep event fans to Daytona Beach. More than 20,000 Jeep vehicles participated in the week long event, Greer said.
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