Woman suffers minor injuries in Edisto Beach shark bite

EDISTO BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Colleton County officials say a woman suffered minor injuries when she was bitten by a small shark at Edisto Beach.

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RECENT ATTACKS:

• June 27: Man, 18, bitten in Outer Banks near Rodanthe, N.C.
• June 26: Man attacked at Hunting Island Beach, S.C.
• June 26: Man, 47, bitten on the back off Avon on Hatteras Island, N.C.
• June 23: 9-year-old boy nipped on St. Helena Island while standing in about 12 inches of water.
• June 24: Boy, 8, receives minor leg and foot injuries at Surf City, N.C.
• June 14: Two teens attacked within minutes of each other at Oak Island, N.C.
• June 11: Teen bitten at Ocean Isle, N.C. 

Rescue officials told local reporters that the Mount Pleasant woman was bitten Sunday morning by a shark that was between three and four feet long.

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They say she had a small cut on top of her foot and two puncture wounds on the bottom of her foot. She was taken to Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro for some stitches.

The 35-year-old woman was in waist deep water when she was bitten.

SHARK ATTACK HISTORICAL DATA: 

• North Carolina
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