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Shark bites beach fisherman who dragged thrashing predator back to water after catch

July 10, 2025
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A fisherman in a wealthy beach vacation hot spot became the object of nature’s wrath while wrestling with a shark he caught during the July Fourth weekend. 

A 21-year-old man in Nantucket caught a common sandbar shark on Sunday and reeled it onto shore, according to the Nantucket Current.

When he attempted to return the shark to the ocean, it bit him on the leg, causing a serious injury.

The unnamed victim was driven by friends to a local hospital, and later flown by Boston Medflight helicopter to a mainland hospital to be treated further for his injuries. 

As the summer beach season is in full effect nationwide, instances of shark bites are increasingly being reported. 

On the same day as the Nantucket incident, a 40-year-old surfer named Matthew Bender of Winter Park, Florida, was attacked by a shark in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Benton suffered a 10-inch bite that severed muscles, tendons and nerves, but survived the attack. 

New Smyrna Beach is known as the “shark bite capital” of the United States, according to “Shark Week” host Forrest Galante, who recently spoke with Fox News Digital about summer safety tips for avoiding negative encounters with sharks. 

Madaket Beach sign at the beach.
A fisherman in Nantucket was bit by a shark during the July Fourth weekend. Chris – stock.adobe.com

On June 11, a 9-year-old girl snorkeling off the coast of Boca Grande, Florida, on the state’s Gulf Coast, sustained a gruesome shark bite that nearly severed her hand.

Leah Lendel was rushed by helicopter to Tampa General Hospital, where she underwent a successful surgery involving artery grafts, bone reconstruction and nerve repair to save her hand. 

Later in June, a beachgoer was injured in an attack on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, another popular tourist destination for summer getaways. 

Aerial view of Madaket Beach, Nantucket at sunset.
The victim was seriously injured when the shark bit him on the leg. Bokicbo – stock.adobe.com
Lemon shark swimming near a coral reef with other fish.
New Smyrna Beach is known as the “shark bite capital” of the US. Tropicalens – stock.adobe.com

That incident “involved a patient with a leg injury consistent with lacerations typically associated with a shark bite,” according to Hilton Head Fire Rescue. 

Galante warned that the ocean is a shark’s domain. 

“Now, a lot of people fear them, and they see them as mindless killing machines, but the truth is, these are just animals that sit at the top of the food chain,” he said. “And any time that we enter into the water, we’re entering into their domain. So, when there is a shark attack or a shark bite, that is simply because we have gone into a habitat where we as human beings don’t really belong, and we’re not the apex predator.”

The post Shark bites beach fisherman who dragged thrashing predator back to water after catch appeared first on New York Post.

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