Another shark attack in North Carolina
AVON, N.C. -- A shark attacked a person in North Carolina early Friday afternoon, CBS Affiliate Greensboro WFMY reports.
According to Avon Fishing Pier, the shark attacked a person about half a mile down the north side of the pier on Avon beach in Dare County. According to Avon Fishing Pier manager Keith Matthews, the call came in shortly before 12:30 p.m.
A witness posted a video to Twitter appearing to be after the incident.
CBS affiliate Greenville WNCT reports the man was around 50 years old. An employee with the Avon Fishing Pier told WNCT the man was bitten 3 times. At this time it is unclear the severity of his injuries.
Matthews said that Hatteras Island Rescue instructed the Avon Fishing Pier to put up its red flag, a sign that no one should go in the water.
This latest incident comes just days after an 8-year-old North Carolina boy suffered minor injuries from what appeared to be a small shark bite.
On June 15, two young people vacationing in the North Carolina beach town of Oak Island were swimming in waist-deep water when they lost limbs in separate life-threatening shark attacks.