Two surfers who waded into the waters off the coast of central Florida approximately 20 miles northeast of Orlando were bitten by sharks over the weekend.
The bites happened within a span of 18 hours and less than two miles from each other, according to WFTV.
A 32-year-old resident of Port Orange, Florida, was bitten on his side by a shark at around 5.30pm on Saturday. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital, according to the Orlando Sun-Sentinel.
Just before noon Sunday, a 21-year-old man was bitten on the left foot by a shark near the jetty on the same beach, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
The man suffered cuts and was able to go to the hospital on his own power.
The two bites are the 13th and 14th incidents at New Smyrna Beach this year alone.
Last month, a 43-year-old man suffered bite marks on his ankle caused by a shark.
'It just makes me not want to go out in the ocean a lot,' beachgoer Breanna Wood told WESH.
One Miami resident who visited the beach was bitten on both hands and a 16-year-old boy from nearby was bitten on his thigh.
In April, a 15-year-old competitive surfer was bitten twice by the same shark while surfing New Smyrna Beach.
Kelton Beardall, from the Jacksonville area, went to New Smyrna Beach with his family and Quicksilver manager to try out some new tricks when he hopped off his board and landed on a shark.
The teen says the shark nipped at him, and came back for a bigger bite when he pulled his foot away.
According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, a swimmer who visits New Smyrna Beach has likely been within 10 feet of a shark.
The museum's International Shark Attack File, an index of shark attacks, says that there have been a total of 748 attacks in Florida - by far the most of any other state in the United States - since they began recording the statistic in 1837.
Comment: Just 11 days earlier came this report from the same area: 3 surfers recovering after shark attacks all within 3 hours at New Smyrna Beach, Florida