The teen had been swimming behind a condo in Destin. (Google Street View)
A 17-year-old tourist from Kentucky suffered a bite wound to her leg Sunday while swimming the in the Gulf of Mexico behind a condominium in Destin, according to a news release.
RESCUE AFTER SHARK ATTACKS KAYAK OFF AUSTRALIA
Witnesses say a five-foot shark bit the girl while she was near the second sandbar around 3:39 p.m.
Initial reports described the injuries as a scratch to her left leg, as well as a puncture wound on her right leg which will require stitches.
The teen was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center for treatment.
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