Shark Bites Woman on Ankle off Florida Beach

ABC news reports that; A 28-year-old woman is recovering after apparently being bitten on the calf and ankle by a shark as she waded in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida's Cocoa Beach.

Brevard County Ocean Rescue Chief Jeff Scabarozi says the woman was in waist deep water when the bite occurred Sunday afternoon.

He says officials haven't determined what kind of shark bit the woman. He added that a variety of sharks are in the water along that stretch of the Florida coastline.

Officials say the call came in after 2 p.m. and that by the time crews arrived, the wound had been wrapped by lifeguards.

The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment. Officials say she was in stable condition.