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Shark bite reported at Hilton Head Island resort is first reported shark bite of year on island

This marks the first reported shark bite of the year on Hilton Head

Stepheny Price By Stepheny Price Fox News
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Bull shark thrashes off the coast of South Carolina during a tag and release Video

Bull shark thrashes off the coast of South Carolina during a tag and release

Chip Michalove and his team tag bull sharks, which are aggressive and territorial. (Credit: Chip Michalove/Outcast Sport Fishing)

A beachgoer is recovering after being treated for a "probable shark bite" Monday at a resort on Hilton Head Island.

Shore Beach Patrol officials told WSAV News 3 it happened shortly after noon Monday near beach marker 26 in the Sea Pines Resort. 

Lifeguards claimed the beachgoer exited the water and was bleeding but had the wound under control.

Officials did not release the name or age of the female victim but confirmed to News 3 she did not need to be taken to a hospital. 

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Beachgoers in bathing suits at Hilton Head beach

A shark apparently bit a man in the waters off Hilton Head Island, S.C., Friday, officials said. (Fox News Digital)

The area of the reported shark bite was closed for about 30 minutes until officials could make sure the area was safe and secure.

According to Shore Beach Services, this marks the first reported shark bite of the year on Hilton Head, but officials said "there was another possible shark bite early this year that wasn’t confirmed."

The only other shark attack reported on Hilton Head Island happened in 2023.

MAN, 65, BITTEN BY SHARK OFF SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WHILE SPEARFISHING, COAST GUARD SAYS

Beachgoers in bathing suits at Hilton Head beach

A beachgoer is recovering after what’s being called a "likely shark bite" in the waters off Hilton Head Island. (Fox News Digital)

In that incident, a shark apparently bit a 60-year-old man in the waters off Hilton Head Island.

The swimmer was reportedly bitten on the foot while in waist-deep water at the beach in Sea Pines, the Town of Hilton Head Island Government previously told Fox News Digital. 

SHARK BITES ANOTHER TEEN IN FLORIDA; 4TH INCIDENT IN 6 DAYS

Beachgoers in bathing suits at Hilton Head beach

A shark bite was reported at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island Monday. (Fox News Digital)

In 2022, there were 57 reported unprovoked shark bites on humans worldwide, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File. Of those unprovoked bites, 41 occurred in the United States.

According to the International Shark Attack File, there have been 76 shark attacks reported in South Carolina since 2012.

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The top 10 most dangerous beaches are all in Florida, according to Simmrin Law's report. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, broke into the top 25. That location had 24 surf zone deaths and shark attacks and 33 hurricanes, according to Fox Tampa.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Shore Beach Services for comment. 

Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace and Chris Eberhart contributed to this report.