Great, makes me feel safe, not a chance that it is the same shark. What he really means is that there are more than one that are attacking out there.
Many people don't realize that we in Fla. have more land/sea exposure than any other state - thousands of miles. Considering the millions who bathe year round the
odds of a shark attack are infintesimal. If you want to read a great book about shark attacks get "Twelve Days of Terror" by Richard Fernicola, M.D. It's about five people who were attacked in NJ (four of whom died) in 1916 and gives alot of information about shark behaviour. Some of
those attacked were in fresh water that connected to the ocean which leads many to believe it was a bull shark which can survive in both fresh and salt water. It's a great read,exciting and educational.
It is always good advice to remember that there are situations where we can become part of the food chain. Another piece of advice we were given is to be very very careful when spear fishing as the fish we catch might just attract a much larger fish to the area for a meal.
I suspect that the boy fishing, probably attracted the shark either through the bait/lure he was using and/or fish he had caught.
It is truly sad that the boy was hurt and a blessing that the doctor was nearby to stop the bleeding and save the boy's life.