A lifeguard on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island has been bitten by a shark, authorities said.
The lifeguard is recovering and expected to survive after Tuesday's attack, WTOC-TV reported.
The lifeguard was checking water conditions in the Palmetto Dunes area when the bite happened, according to the operations manager of Shore Beach Services.
He suffered deep lacerations to the chest area, the Savannah television station reported.
The lifeguard was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Savannah.
It was the second reported shark attack on a human in the past week in that region.
At Tybee Island, a well-known surfing instructor was bitten July 27 while leading one of his surfing classes. Atsushi Yamada, known to his surfing students and others as “Hot Sushi,” is thankful that he wasn’t injured more seriously.
“I joke with people — my nickname is Hot Sushi,” he told WSAV-TV. “I’m still Hot Sushi, not cold sushi yet.”
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