'"It was just like so fast and aggressive': Girl bitten by shark while swimming in Cocoa Beach

'"It was just like so fast and aggressive': Girl bitten by shark while swimming in Cocoa Beach

6abc Philadelphia
6abc Philadelphia
Jun 30, 2023  #shark #philadelphia #florida

There's a new warning about sharks in the water after a series of encounters in Florida, including a 12-year-old girl from Philadelphia.

In Florida, at least two incidents were reported in just the past week.

Magnolia Woodhead was swimming in Cocoa Beach when a shark latched onto her leg earlier this week.

She says she was on vacation with her family when she was bit three times, leading to 50 stitches.

"It was just like so fast and aggressive it bit me three times in a row," said Woodhead of Philadelphia. "And then I just like my first instinct was to push it off because it hurts so bad. I was just like, get away from me." #shark #philadelphia #florida
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