--- description: In the span of just two hours on Sunday, three surfers were attacked by sharks off a beach in Florida. title: Sharks Attack 3 Surfers in 2 Hours at Florida Beach image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Florida](/tag/florida/) ## Florida Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sharks Attack 3 Surfers in 2 Hours at Florida Beach by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 19, 2016 7:16 PM CUT by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 19, 2016 7:16 PM CUT In the span of just two hours on Sunday, [three surfers were attacked by sharks](http://www.wftv.com/news/local/3-surfers-bit-by-sharks-at-new-smyrna-beach/447181529 "undefined") off a beach in Florida. Two of the three were bitten on the leg and the other was bitten on both hands in theNew Smyrna Beach attack, according to Florida’s [WFTV](http://www.wftv.com/news/local/3-surfers-bit-by-sharks-at-new-smyrna-beach/447181529 "undefined"). Two men, ages 43 and 36, were taken to the hospital for treatment. The third surfer, age 16, suffered from minor lacerations and did not need to go to the hospital. One of the victims posted pictures of his rescue on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/chucky.luciano.7/posts/1109913722429702 "undefined") and asked his friends to keep him in their thoughts as he undergoes surgery for his injuries. It’s no surprise that the attacks happened in New Smyrna Beach; according to _National Geographic’s_ “[Shark Attack Facts](http://natgeotv.com/ca/human-shark-bait/facts "undefined")” New Smyrna is “the shark attack capital of the world.” September is also the month shark attacks are most likely to happen in Florida. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4500080/florida-shark-attack-new-smyrna-beach/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4500080/florida-shark-attack-new-smyrna-beach/"},"headline":"Sharks Attack 3 Surfers in 2 Hours at Florida Beach","datePublished":"2016-09-19T19:16:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:41:42.929Z","description":"All three victims survived","url":"https://time.com/4500080/florida-shark-attack-new-smyrna-beach/","keywords":["Florida","Wildlife","U.S.","cities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/florida/","name":"Florida"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4500080/florida-shark-attack-new-smyrna-beach/","name":"Sharks Attack 3 Surfers in 2 Hours at Florida Beach"}}]}] ```