Galveston, TX — A six-year-old girl was injured after being bitten by a shark at Pirates Beach on Tuesday, June 14.Â
The girl was wading when the shark bit her, according to a Facebook post from her father, Matthew Grove Melton.
The bite was below the girl's calf muscle and above her foot, in the area around her extensor muscles and Achilles tendon.Â
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Although she suffered significant soft tissue damage, and will require multiple surgeries, the girl is recovering at the University of Texas Medical Branch and is in stable condition.Â
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