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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.
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911 call was received at 2:33 p.m.
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The incident occurred near Sudie Payne Road in Rodanthe, North Carolina.
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Surfer received a non-life-threatening injury to his foot while in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Dare County Emergency Medical Services transported surfer to the Outer Banks Hospital for further treatment.
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No further details are available.
Last updated: January 14, 2020