Officials: Man bitten by shark in North Carolina
Friday, June 26, 2015 | 9:25 p.m.
AVON, N.C. — Authorities say a man has been bitten multiple times by a shark on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the fifth such attack in the past two weeks.
Multiple media outlets report a 47-year-old man was bitten on the back Friday while he was in the surf off Avon on Hatteras Island.
WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Virginia, reports the man was being transported to a hospital there.
Several children have been the victims of shark attacks along North Carolina's coast this month including a 13-year old girl and 16-year old boy who both lost limbs about 90 minutes apart at Oak Island.
Red flags were raised at Avon alerting beachgoers of a shark attack.
Officials at the National Park Service, which oversees the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, weren't immediately available for comment Friday.