The Sunset Beach Fire Department said it received the emergency call around 11:05 a.m., reporting a swimmer who sustained a leg injury off Sunset Beach.

Standing up, I felt something bite down on my calf-shin region, just bite down on my leg,” the swimmer reportedly said.

There are many reasons one might avoid getting in the water at the beach, but among the most common is the fear of sharks. One of the most recent shark-related incidents in North Carolina happened when fire officials responded to a reports of a shark bite on a swimmer at Sunset Beach on Wednesday, May 28, WSOC reported.