The woman suffered a bite on her buttocks and thigh and a deeper bite on her left hand and wrist area, Chief Mark Schollmeyer said. She also saw the animal.
The unidentified 42-year-old woman is from New Jersey, according to Brevard County Ocean Lifeguard Division chief Eisen Witcher.
The 3:30 p.m. incident took place near 2999 S. Highway A1A about a quarter-mile from a lifeguard tower.
The attack appears to be the fifth confirmed shark bite to take place off Brevard's 72-mile shoreline this year.
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