Shark Bites Child In Third North Carolina Attack This Season

North Carolina officials say a shark bit an 8-year-old boy in what is now the third attack this season along the North Carolina coast.

The boy was swimming in open water off of Bald Head Island Sunday afternoon when a shark grabbed him by the leg, causing multiple bite wounds.

WECT reports the child was transported on a ferry to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

The boy is the third person to be attacked by a shark in the state this month. Last week, a 19-year-old was bitten by a shark in Ocean Isle. That's about 100 miles down the same coastline from where a 17-year-old girl lost most of her leg to a shark attack at Fort Macon State Park earlier this month.