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Surfer receives possible shark bite off Cape Hatteras National Seashore

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News Release Date: January 13, 2020
Contact: Boone Vandzura, 252-475-8307

This afternoon a 26-year-old male surfer from Manteo, North Carolina received a non-life-threatening injury, possibly from a shark, off Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Additional details:

• 911 call was received at 2:33 p.m.

• The incident occurred near Sudie Payne Road in Rodanthe, North Carolina.

• Surfer received a non-life-threatening injury to his foot while in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Dare County Emergency Medical Services transported surfer to the Outer Banks Hospital for further treatment.

• No further details are available.

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