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Shark bites man wading in waist-high water off South Carolina beach resort

Several species of sharks swim in waters off the coast of South Carolina. (Image credit: ramihalim via Getty Images)

A shark swimming in the shallows near a beach resort in South Carolina has bitten a man in a seemingly unprovoked attack.

The 60-year-old man, who has not been named, was in water just 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 0.9 meter) deep off the Sea Pines beach on Hilton Head Island on Friday (July 21) when a shark nipped his foot. Shore Beach Service personnel helped the man back to land, and paramedics attended the scene.

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