NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 21-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark earlier today near the South Jetty, the Volusia County Beach Patrol said.
Joey Coppola suffered minor lacerations to one of his feet while surfing in waist-deep water, said Beach Patrol Capt. Tamar Marris, the agency's spokeswoman. She said the surfer was treated on scene, but declined transport to nearby Bert Fish Medical Center.
Saturday's 2 p.m. shark bite was the third such incident this year, following two others on the same day earlier this month, all in New Smyrna Beach waters. Volusia County had six shark-bite incidents last year.
