Sharks Attack Surfers At Florida's New Smyrna Beach (VIDEO)

Two teenage surfers in Florida are now shark attack survivors.

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Sydney Levy, 15, and Nick Romano, 17, were surfing in two separate locations on New Smyrna Beach on March 14 when the sharks clamped their jaws down on parts of their legs, WFTV News reports.

Sydney was longboarding with her mother, Valeh, when a shark bit her ankle and pulled her underwater several times.

"To me it was like a scene out of “Jaws” where the girl is getting sucked under and I said there is no way this thing is going to kill my daughter," Valeh Levy told CBS Miami.

Levy said she grabbed her daughter and pulled on her onto her board, while she called out for help.

Just yards away, Romano was also fending off a shark that had bitten his calf while he was sitting on his surfboard.

The 17-year-old received about 17 stitches, CBS News reports.

Officials cleared beachgoers from the water, but at least one witness said some people weren't too happy about it.

"A lot of people didn't want to come out because it's pretty good out there," Jared Smith told WFTV News.

Both teens were sent home Wednesday night and are recovering from their injuries.

But to Nick, the incident still seems surreal.

"Every surfer always thinks, 'One day I'm going to get bit by a shark.' Well, today was my day," he told CBS News.

On Thursday, authorities reported another shark attack in Jensen Beach, according to NBC Miami. An unidentified man was bitten several times on the arm, but his injuries were not life-threatening.

For more on the teens' stories, watch the video report by CBS News below. WARNING: Some viewers may find the footage disturbing.

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Comments

[dauanviet]

05:18 AM on 06/10/2012

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[Edogg62]

01:02 PM on 04/19/2012

It's amazing how egocentric we are... we move to the mountains and bitch about MOUNTAIN lions... we jump in the OCEAN and call for the hides of SHARKS. Folks. We're in THEIR environment. Do grizzly bears come to your accounting firm and settle into the kitchen with their morning coffee? Good lord. When you move to the jungle, you don't get to complain about monkeys... people. Sigh.

[thietkelogo]

11:42 AM on 04/09/2012

It is very terrible

[guodrellit]

02:52 PM on 03/20/2012

They are called shark accidents, not attacks. The water is so murky, they don't know what they are going after. Definately not some scrawny human.

[K27]

04:39 PM on 03/21/2012

Who are you to tell someone how they should or shouldn't react in a scary situation. Whether the bite is big or small is irrelevant, its still very frightening for a 15 year old.

[TW8746]

09:41 AM on 03/22/2012

WOW E Elizabeth...you are the one who needs to take a chill pill...REALLY...maybe someone should put you in a tank with a shark, I am sure you would be "chilled"...NOT...ridiculous comment

[Lulo]

06:58 PM on 03/18/2012

Man, in 1985 I was surfing off the Daytona Beach pier on a really choppy day and after hearing screams from the fishermen above and looked ahead, me and another guys so the shape of a 8 (9? 10?) foot tiger shark outline on the crest of a wave not but twenty feet from us.

Usually you need SOME shape of a wave to move forward on a surfboard. On that day the waves were more like white caps and little else. I rode one of those white caps all the way to the shore in a way that to this day seems like a miracle.

Fast forward some twenty years later. Surfing in Malibu. There was an unusual case of a young male great white bull that was breechig the water for no reason near Sunset beach ( if some of you may recall. It was in the news) Well, that very day, that very same great white
shark breeached about 30 feet from where we were surfing. And all I could think off, besides getting out of the water, was how incredibly awful would be that the last thing you would smell in life was the stench of a sharks breath, which is you have been near one you know how strong and aweful it is.

Since then...I am just waiting to get back to the Canaries...No sharks, warmer clear water and peace.

[StuntHunt]

06:37 PM on 03/18/2012

If the sharks really wanted to eat these people, they'd be dead.

[JimNast]

03:35 AM on 03/18/2012

Not always, but very often, sharks will bump their intended prey before attacking. If one is aware, and can punch the shark at that same time, the shark will swim away. The nose and eyes should be the target of choice, but any contact will likely discourage the shark.

[dbrett480]

01:38 AM on 03/18/2012

In other news, the Chinese continue to kill 100 million sharks a year.

[Jonathan Stern]

05:06 PM on 03/18/2012

dbrett....yeah...THIS is the real story...i am sorry that these people got bitten and am glad they were not fatal (i live in a place where white sharks attack someone every year or so). But the appauling story is how many sharks are killed every year...and for what???? for gourmet shark fin soup......for soup...soup?

[scubagrif]

08:11 PM on 03/26/2012

Thank You

[memzoomvn]

09:37 AM on 03/17/2012

I meant less secure, not less insecure.
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[fitecf]

08:42 AM on 03/17/2012

Another shark doing his thing and everyone wants to stay out of the water, leaving the ocean and the waves empty and uncrowded. Ah, too bad the hysteria only lasts a few days ; )

[brian05487]

05:15 AM on 03/17/2012

Time to go to South Carolina instead. For you who want to get bit and were upset about leaving the water good luck. Not to bright so you will need it.

[mollynova]

01:48 PM on 03/18/2012

Not to bright so you will need it. 'Need' what?

[Anybodyseenthepopos]

08:43 PM on 03/18/2012

He should have said "not *too* bright". And he meant luck. Try reading it like that one more time.

[vinny5717]

03:14 AM on 03/17/2012

It is a fact that in florida you are 38 times more likely to be killed by a lightning strike that a shark. I know these folks did not die but 2 incidents that close at the same time is very rare. I wonder what time of day is was and how clear that water was. Sharks tend to bite more when they can't see....there are alot of other factors that would increase the odds of being attacked, this story is very short nd there are no details. Great job Huff.

[Bob Macfarlane]

11:20 PM on 03/16/2012

What is wrong with you people? Sharks have to eat to.

[giftoflife898]

10:25 PM on 03/16/2012

These are the stats for the entire state.
Florida Shark Bites

Year Bites Deaths
2005 12 1
2004 12
2003 30
2002 29
2001 34 1
2000 37 1
1999 26
1998 21 1
1997 25
1996 13
1995 29
1994 23
1993 10
1992 11
1991 12
1990 10
Totals 334 4

[hillbillybear]

07:26 AM on 03/17/2012

Thanks for the satistics, its often difficult to determine the location, much less the factual numbers, local tourist minded governments list a city or beach by name not found on any map or web search. I have often pondered the safety issue of a beach where fishing and swimming are both permitted, throwing bait in waters inhabited by swimmers and both obviously conscience of each other is really beyond stupid. Several bits of information gained by yours and others comments, I know standing in knee deep does not excuse from attack. been bumped before.

[giftoflife898]

03:03 PM on 03/17/2012

I would have passed out if I was bumped!

[Lulo]

07:01 PM on 03/18/2012

Surfline website has a fantastic system where all the locations are marked with the amount of shark attacks/danger level in the spot you want to go.

I used to go to countyline all the time. Loved that placed. The one day I checked it out on the map and saw that, of all beaches in LA County, THAT one had the highest ranking for shark attacks in the area.

Sort of kill the joy after that.

[bluereality909]

04:47 PM on 03/18/2012

With my luck, just 1 bite or death in 15 years would be enough for me to stay out of the water.

I prefer Lake Havasu or Lake Mead for playing in the water, no sharks in those waters. LOL

[giftoflife898]

01:12 PM on 03/19/2012

I live in FL and our lakes have alligators! So, I have to pick the better of 2 evils. The moral of this story "I don't swim" LOL