A female tourist was bitten by a small shark on Thursday while swimming at a beach near Avon. The bite occurred at around 1:30pm while the victim was in shallow water.
According to the National Park service, the victim described the shark as being less than two feet in length. The victim was taken to the Avon Medical Clinic and they confirmed that the bite was from a shark.
Update 06/06/12:
"Avon shark-bite victim was sure she had lost toes"
