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