NC Shark Attack: Father Rescues Daughter After Bite

BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC — A father pulled his daughter to safety and out of the water along the North Carolina Outer Banks after she was bitten on the calf by what local authorities believe was a juvenile shark.

The girl was bitten on her right leg around 10:30 a.m. as she was swimming on the east side of Bald Head Island Aug. 5 and started screaming when she reached a sandbar, according to reports.

Her father was able to reach her on the sandbar and got her to shore on a surfboard MSN said. A witness called 911 and she was taken to a hospital in Wilmington for treatment.

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According to data compiled by the Florida Museum of Natural History, there were 33 shark bites in North Carolina waters between 2007 and 2016, the Charlotte Observer reported.

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