Girl Bitten By Shark On Jacksonville Beach

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JACKSONVILLE BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — A 10-year-old girl, who was standing in about two feet of water, was bitten on the leg by a shark on the south end of Jacksonville Beach.

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department says that the girl was bitten below her knee Wednesday afternoon and that her injuries were not life-threatening. The shark was estimated to be about three feet long.

It was the second shark bite this summer at Jacksonville Beach. The first was June 26 when a woman was bit while swimming.

On July 19, authorities sounded a warning when a helicopter spotted two large sharks near the beach.

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