Shark bites another teen in Florida; 4th incident in 6 days

A Missouri teen is recovering after being bitten by a shark in Florida on Wednesday, the fourth reported shark bite in the area in just six days.

The 14-year-old was in knee-deep water in Daytona Beach Shores when a shark bit him on the foot, WSVN-TV reported.

The teen was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, WFTV reported.

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Florida, specifically Volusia County, is known as the shark capital of the world. (Jesus Olarte/AFP via Getty Images, File)

The first of the recent shark bites happened on July 4 while a 21-year-old from Ohio was playing football in knee-deep water at New Smyrna Beach. The shark bit him on his right foot. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

A day later, a shark bit a 26-year-old man from Sarasota on his left foot at New Smyrna Beach while on an inner tube in about five feet of water, according to officials.

On Monday morning, a shark bit 14-year-old Dempsey Manhart in the right calf during a lifeguard training camp at Ponce Inlet in Volusia County. According to witnesses, the shark was a 4- to 5-foot Black Tip, which is common to the beaches in the area.

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“I dove onto it, and I hit the shark,” Manhart told Fox 35 Orlando. “I hit it with my hands, and then I stood up, and it spun around and was like underneath my legs. And I think it bit me then when it was wrapped around my feet.”