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Woman Bitten by Shark on Florida Beach

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MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a shark apparently bit a woman at a central Florida beach.

Florida Today reports that the injury occurred Wednesday afternoon in unincorporated Melbourne Beach.

Brevard County Fire Rescue reports that the woman suffered a bite on her buttocks and thigh and a deeper bite on her left hand and wrist area. The woman also reported seeing the animal.