Another surfer nipped by shark off Florida coast; 15th bite of the year

Another surfer nipped by shark near Ponce Inlet By SETH ROBBINS STAFF WRITER NEW SMYRNA BEACH — A 17-year-old boy was bitten by a shark this morning near the jetty in New Smyrna Beach. The teenager from Mims was surfing with some friends when he was bitten on the right foot shortly after 9 a.m., said EVAC Ambulance spokesman Mark O'Keefe. Officials later identified him as Ethan Fulton. Fulton's friends tried taking him to the hospital, but then thought better of it and called for an ambulance. EVAC ambulance paramedics met the teen at Sapphire Road and North Peninsula Avenue. Fulton was treated at the scene and then taken to Bert Fish Medical Center in stable condition, O'Keefe said. The bite was serious enough that Fulton was still in surgery this afternoon. This was the 15th shark bite to occur in Volusia County this year.... [read full story]