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Coverage dated August 17, 2022 to August 18, 2022

2 Swimmers Survive Shark Bites on the Same Day at South Carolina's Myrtle Beach

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Two swimmers have survived shark attacks this week at South Carolina’s most popular beach.

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  1. Hickory Daily Record

    Sharks bit two Myrtle Beach swimmers on Monday (opens Hickory Daily Record)

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    Hickory Daily Record's feed description

    Aug. 17—MYRTLE BEACH — Two swimmers were bitten by sharks on Monday, with one person sustaining a "bad bite" to the forearm, Myrtle Beach police said. The incidents — the

  2. Newsweek

    Two shark attacks recorded at Myrtle Beach in just one day (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A South Carolina police officer said one of the swimmers had sustained a "bad bite" to the forearm.

  3. NBC Chicago

    2 Swimmers Survive Shark Bites on the Same Day at South Carolina's Myrtle Beach (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Two swimmers have survived shark attacks this week at South Carolina’s most popular beach.

  4. Fox News

    Myrtle Beach shark attacks: 2 bitten on same day (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Two people in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have bitten by sharks this week in a pair of incidents that happened only blocks apart from each other, police say.

  5. NBC News

    Swimmers survive 2 shark attacks on same day at popular Myrtle Beach (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    One of the victims, Karren Sites of Pittsburgh, said she received hundreds of stitches after she was bitten and noticed a "shark on my arm" while in waist-deep water.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Two People Attacked By Sharks In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Two people were attacked Thursday by sharks while swimming in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

  7. KENS 5 San Antonio

    2 swimmers survive shark attacks on the same day at Myrtle Beach (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    KENS 5 San Antonio's feed description

    The attacks happened about a half-mile apart and police said there is no way to know if they are related.

  8. Omaha World-Herald

    2 shark bites reported at S. Carolina's most popular beach (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Two swimmers have survived shark attacks this week at South Carolina’s most popular beach. Police say both were bitten in Myrtle Beach on the same day and a half-mile apart.

  9. CBS News

    2 Myrtle Beach swimmers bitten by sharks on the same day (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The bites occurred at South Carolina's most popular beach.

  10. Triblive

    2 shark bites reported at Myrtle Beach (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Two swimmers survived being bitten by sharks this week at South Carolina’s most popular beach. Both people were attacked in Myrtle Beach on Monday with one suffering a serious injury to the forearm and the second a more glancing bite to the leg, police told media

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