Shark bites beach fisherman who dragged thrashing predator back to water after catch

GenerateKeyTakeaways Afishermaninawealthybeachvacationhotspotbecametheobjectofnature’swrathwhilewrestlingwithasharkhecaughtduringtheJulyFourthweekend. A21-year-oldmaninNantucketcaughtacommonsandbarsharkonSundayandreeleditontoshore,accordingtotheNantucketCurrent.Whenheattemptedtoreturnthesharktotheocean,itbithimontheleg,causingaseriousinjury. Theunnamedvictimwasdrivenbyfriendstoalocalhospital,andlaterflownbyBoston Medflighthelicoptertoamainlandhospitaltobetreatedfurtherforhisinjuries. FloridaSharkAttacksSurfer,LatchedOn‘LikeABearTrap’InWorld’sBiteCapital Asthesummerbeachseasonisinfulleffectnationwide,instancesofsharkbitesareincreasinglybeingreported. OnthesamedayastheNantucketincident,a40-year-oldsurfernamedMatthewBenderofWinterPark,Florida,wasattackedbyasharkinNewSmyrnaBeach,Florida.Bentonsuffereda10-inchbitethatseveredmuscles,tendonsandnerves,butsurvivedtheattack. ReadOnTheFoxNewsApp NewSmyrnaB