Miami, Apr 12 (EFE).- A 50-year-old woman who was windsurfing in a coastal area near Virginia Key, in Miami, was hospitalized due to a shark bite, although she remains stable and out of danger.
The NBC 6 network reported this Wednesday the event in which the woman, who was not identified, was initially treated by members of the Miami Fire Department.
The athlete said that she was windsurfing in the area when she noticed that something dark in the water was passing by her and she immediately noticed the bite on her leg.
Another windsurfer, identified as Jarvis Wade, who was taking advantage of the strong wind conditions that were registered in the area on Tuesday, said that at first they thought it was a joke, but they were able to verify that it was a double bite. .
Authorities said the woman was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and is in stable condition.
People who were in the area posted on their social networks photos of the woman receiving first aid inside a car next to a torn and blood-stained wetsuit.
The latest annual report from the International Shark Attack File (ISAF) of the University of Florida (UF) indicates that the United States is the country where the most unprovoked shark attacks were recorded last year (43) and Florida the state with the most cases (17).
The 57 unprovoked shark attacks on humans recorded worldwide in 2022 are the lowest number in a decade.
