Volusia County's earliest record unprovoked shark bite happened in 1956 in New Smyrna Beach, according to ISAF data In all, as of , there have been 244 attacks inActually, Daytona and New Smyrna Beach are not connected as there is an inlet between them It is because of this inlet and it being the only northern exit from the lagoon system that has drawn the sharks Saying that, Most of these unfortunate bites are by small spinner sharks and no one has died from these bites, though I am sure they are painfulAlthough we have the most shark bites per year on average, the damage is minor and usually only requires stitches if that The sharks aren't interested in messing around or eating the people but
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