Family Says Shark Bit 12-Year-Old Girl In Ocean City, Beach Official Says Incident ‘Not An Attack’

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OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A 12-year-old girl’s household said a shark spot a 12-year-old miss astatine the formation successful Ocean City Monday, but an Ocean City Beach Patrol authoritative said it wasn’t a shark onslaught that injured the girl.

Ocean City Beach Patrol Surf Rescue Technicians responded to the 12-year-old miss Monday astatine 119th Street for a miss who injured her limb connected the surf. Officials said she had respective lacerations and was treated astatine a hospital.

Beach Patrol Captain Butch Arbin said the signifier of the wounded indicates determination was not an attack.

“The coiled signifier connected this small miss indicates this perfectly was not an attack,” said Arbin, who has been with the patrol for 49 years. “We don’t cognize what it was.”

Arbin said neither the girl, lifeguards, oregon anyone other connected the formation reported “seeing anything.”

Ocean City said they are seeking adept sentiment connected the incidental earlier making conclusions.

“The Ocean City Beach Patrol continues to question opinions from experts successful the field, alternatively than gully our ain conclusions,” Ocean City spokeswoman Jessica Waters told WJZ Wednesday. “At this time, the Ocean City Beach Patrol is moving with the Department of Natural Resources to find what caused the injury. Marine beingness has not been ruled out.”

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The incidental remains nether investigation.