Pittsburgh woman injured in Myrtle Beach shark attack

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Pittsburgh woman is recovering after being bit by a shark while visiting Myrtle Beach.

According to WPDE, Karren Sites was swimming in waist-deep water with her 8-year-old grandson near 75th Avenue North when a shark bit her on the arm. 

The incident occurred on Monday. 

Sites was taken to the hospital and received hundreds of stitches. 

Sites told WPDE that the incident won't deter her from visiting the beach in the future.

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• Shark Attack
• Myrtle Beach
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Mike Darnay

Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at KDKA-TV/CBS News Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent. He often covers overnight breaking news, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and high school sports.

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