Shark Bites Swimmer in North Carolina Wednesday in Seventh Attack Since June

By Katy Galimberti, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

July 1,2015; 10:19PM,EDT

 

 

A shark attack was reported on Wednesday on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, marking the state's seventh attack this year.
Shortly after noon, a swimmer sustained multiple bites at a lifeguard beach in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore area, Hyde County officials confirmed.
The individual, later identified as 68-year-old male, was flown off the island for treatment at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina.
A shark attack was reported Wednesday, July 1, on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. (Flickr Photo/Cape Hatteras National Seashore)
This attack marks as the state's seventh attack this year. A 17-year-old male sustained a shark bite on Saturday, June 27, near Waves, North Carolina. On Friday, June 26, a 47-year-old man was injured swimming 1 mile north of the Avon Fishing Pier in Avon, North Carolina.
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Wednesday's attack is the third to be reported in the Outer Banks area this year. Before the recent string of attacks, Cape Hatteras Seashore had not reported a shark attack since 2011.
The victim's current condition is unknown.
AccuWeather Staff Writer Kevin Byrne contributed content to this story.