WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. — Some beachgoers kept their distance after a shark bit a man on Wrightsville Beach.
Emergency crews said video of the shark was caught on camera on Thursday near Jonnie Mercer's Pier.
(VIDEO: Shark at Wrightsville Beach)
A man caught the shark while fishing and was bitten on the lower arm as he tried to remove it from his line.
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