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The string of attacks began on Sept. 17, with a shark bite in Jacksonville Beach. Since then, there have been shark bite victims in all of northeast Florida's coastal counties.
George Burgess from the University of Florida's international shark attack file says Morrison was likely bit by a 6-foot blacktip shark.
"We call these attacks, 'hit-and-run attacks' because it was a quick grab and let go," Burgess said.
He says more attacks along Northeast Florida shores are likely this fall.
"We've had a lot of reports of increased fish activity in Northeast Florida in the last couple of weeks," Burgess said.
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“When you put in surfers in the mix -- it’s going to increase the interactions between sharks and humans,” Burgess said.