DELAND, Fla., March 20 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old girl suffered minor injuries when she became the first shark attack victim in Volusia County, Fla., in 2009, an official says.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A 19-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark Thursday morning at a beach on the northeast coast of Florida.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A 20-year-old surfer in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., suffered an injury to his foot after being attacked by a shark last weekend, authorities say.

NEW SMYMA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A 13-year-old girl suffered injuries to her leg after a shark attacked her off the coast of New Smyma Beach, Fla., authorities said.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., July 25 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark off the Florida coast Friday, officials said.

NEW SMYRNA, Fla., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A Florida man was injured in a shark attack off the state's New Smyrna beach coast.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 18 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Volusia County Beach Patrol in Florida said dangerous conditions led to nearly 700 rescues during the weekend.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A dead humpback whale washed ashore near the Sun Globe Pier in Daytona Beach, Fla., injuring one man.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A 23-year-old surfer is the third person in three weeks to be bitten by a shark in the New Smyrna Beach area on the east coast of Florida.