The incident happened around noon, a few miles south of the New Smyrna Beach jetty near Sapphire Road. This is the fourth shark bite registered in Volusia County in 2025.

Man treated for non-life-threatening injuries NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – An 18-year-old man was bitten by a shark in New Smyrna Beach on Friday, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

New Smyrna Beach is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World." It's been the site of more than 300 shark attacks since the 1980s, according to the International Shark Attack File in Gainesville.