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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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 …