Woman hospitalized with possible shark bite on Martha’s Vineyard

A swimmer suffered a leg injury believed to be from a shark bite Monday afternoon, according to officials on Martha’s Vineyard.

A swimmer suffered a leg injury believed to be from a shark bite Monday afternoon, according to officials on Martha’s Vineyard.

James Hagerty, town administrator in Edgartown, Massachusetts, said emergency crews responded around 1:40 p.m. to Norton Point after a woman in her late 20s was injured.

The wounds to the woman’s leg are consistent with a marine animal’s bite, but no shark or other animal was observed, Hagerty said.

He added that the woman’s injuries are non-life-threatening and do not involve the loss of a leg.

The incident left South Beach closed to swimmers for several hours as the town assesses safety conditions.