Florida man recovering after shark bite at Daytona Beach – WATCH

An Orlando man has been discharged from hospital after he was bitten by a shark earlier this week.

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Bryan Olivares, 33, was bitten by a shark at Daytona Beach.

He is the sixth person who has been bitten by a shark in Volusia County to date this year and the third in July alone.

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Olivares said he was jumping waves with his family when he felt a sharp pain in his foot.

“I tried to swim on my back (to shore) and then I saw the blood,” Olivares said.

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The shark had pierced through the skin, slicing a tendon and puncturing an artery.

There has been no confirmation as to the type of shark responsible for the attack.

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