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Three more people were bitten by sharks over the weekend at a Florida beach known as the “shark attack capital of the world” — less than a week after the most recent attack, according to new reports.

A 68-year-old man from Nashville, Tenn., was standing knee-deep in the water at New Smyrna Beach just before 3 p.m. Sunday when a shark chomped on his right foot, Volusia County Beach Safety Capt. Mike Berard told WFTV.

He sustained minor lacerations, which were bandaged by first responders, and declined to go to the hospital.

On Saturday, two surfers were bitten — first a 20-year-old woman on her left hand and wrist, Berard said. She was taken to Halifax Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Just as emergency responders were preparing the woman for transport, a 21-year-old male surfer walked up to them and pointed out a shark bite on his right foot, according to Berard.

He was treated on the scene with bandages and refused transport to the hospital.

So far this year, nine people have been victims of shark attacks at New Smyrna Beach.

The International Shark Attack File named the Volusia County beach the international shark attack capital — and it’s estimated that anyone who has swum there has been within 10 feet of a shark.

Reed Zipperer, of Satellite Beach, Florida, was bitten on the left hand on July 29.

Two days earlier, an Arizona man was bitten on the leg while boogie boarding not far from where Zipperer was attacked.

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