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Family: Shark bit teen at N.C. beach

The teen was reportedly out in the surf when he was bitten by what he believes is a shark.
Credit: Matt Bennett, WWAY
Family members say a teenage boy was bitten by a shark at Ocean Isle Beach on June 10, 2019.

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. — Family members tell our affiliate WWAY News a shark bit a teenager in the water off Ocean Isle Beach.

According to Brunswick County Dispatch, a call came in just after 2 p.m. from the beach access at 1 Beaufort Street. That’s about midway down the west end of the island.

One witness said she saw a young man running across the beach bleeding.

According to the grandmother of Austin Reed, 19, he was out in the surf when he was bitten by what he believes is a shark. She described it as a “deep tooth bite” on his foot.

His brothers said Reed was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in an ambulance and is expected to be OK.

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