Shane Garthwait said he was floating on his board when he felt a sudden tug on his right foot, which was dangling in the water, according to the questionnaire filled out for the Florida Museum of Natural History with the University of Florida.
The shark, which Garthwait didn't get a good look at, left a 1½ inch cut on the top of Garthwait's right foot, a half-inch cut on the back of his ankle and some bruising on his foot, according to the report.
Garthwait said he'd been surfing south of the Jetty for about an hour when he was bit Sunday afternoon and had seen two sharks swimming in the area prior, according to the report.
Garthwait declined treatment and said his father, a nurse, would look at the wound later, according to the report.
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