By Katy Galimberti, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
July 2,2015; 12:39PM,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.
North Carolina Experiences Seventh Shark Attack Of The Year
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A shark attack was reported Wednesday, July 1, on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. (Flickr Photo/Cape Hatteras National Seashore)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.
AccuWeather Staff Writer Kevin Byrne contributed content to this story.
- Paul E. Gibbs Jr. · Follow · Top Commenter · Austin Peay State UniversityI would think people would wise up after a couple attacks, and stay out of the water, unless they just want to make the news, sooner or later someone will die.
Bruce Jones · Richmond, VirginiaNeed to get the facts right: 3 attacks in the NC OBX, 4 attacks in the SC Golden Strand.
Not 7 in NC OBX.
Poor reporting. Miles apart, way different waters. Same result-yes.
Dubbahhew Enn Ess · Top Commenter · Henrico, VirginiaHere's a great F.A.Q. on shark attacks: http://adventure.howstuffworks.com /shark-attack6.htm be aware that shark attacks can occur in very shallow water, just three feet. If you know that sharks have been active in an area it is probably best not to go into the water past your knees. Most of all: It is NOT the sharks fault. They are only doing what nature has made them to do. When in doubt: stay out of the water, guarded beach or no. 
Kathy DonmoyerWhat are the lifeguards doing? It was guarded.
Mary MurphyWhat would you like them to do? It's Russian Roulette: the water is extra warm, the small fish are in towards shoreline, the sharks love the extra salty water, the fishing piers have live bait, the weather is hot, so more people in the water...The sharks go where they need to go to eat. Clearly, if someone 10 feet from shore gets attacked, as they did last week, what exactly are the lifeguards supposed to do? The normal precautions against sharks - don't go swimming at dawn or dusk, swim in groups, stay in shallow water, stay away from the piers, etc - are not working in this situation because the game has changed. People should not go into the water under these conditions in this area. Period.
Tom Hoeper · Top Commenter · Elkhorn High Schoolyou go swimming in the sharks back yard, get bitten, then its all the sharks fault? SMH Going out to hunt and kill all sharks isn't an answer. Be respectful of the ocean and when these incidents happen, get the heck out of the water for gods sake. Not that hard to figure out!
Darlene Lambiaso · Bell Gardens High SchoolI would rather eat the fillets, prepared right, you think you are getting Calamari steaks.
Robin Prater · Top Commenter · Server at LongHorn SteakhouseDo you know that when they only go for the fins the sharks are left to drown on the bottom of the ocean. If there are numerous shark bites in that area , than you should probably stay out of the water.
Scott Jones · Conesus, New YorkFrom StarKist Tuna, Inc.: "Notice to all employees attending the annual cannery plant company picnic at Wrightsville Beach: The picnic will be held as scheduled; however, do to the recent upswing in shark attacks, employees are advised to limit swimming activities." ;)- Darlene Lambiaso · Bell Gardens High SchoolEnough of this nonsense! Go fishing, Shark fin soup time.
Nick Radonic · Top Commenter · University of British Columbia
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