A 14-year-old boy was bitten by a shark Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Florida, local authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teen, who was visiting from Missouri, was bitten on his left foot while standing in knee-deep water, according to the Volusia County Beach Ocean Rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The incident marks the fourth shark bite reported in Volusia County just this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Monday, another 14-year-old boy<\/a> was bitten on the right calf during a junior lifeguard camp at Ponce Inlet. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening lacerations, according to Aaron Jenkins, the deputy chief of Volusia County Beach Safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Witnesses said the shark was a blacktip, which is common in the area, he said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A 21-year-old man visiting from Ohio was bitten on the foot on July 4 while playing football in knee-deep water. He also received non-life-threatening injuries, Jenkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Felt like my foot was being stabbed,” the 21-year-old victim, Connor Baker,<\/a> said. “Tried as fast as I could to just get to shore.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following day, on July 5, a 26-year-old man from Sarasota, Florida, was bitten on the foot while wading in an inner tube in about five feet of water. His injuries were also non-life-threatening, Jenkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n