Emergency personnel in Martha’s Vineyard rushed a swimmer to a hospital on Monday after the woman sustained what appeared to be a shark bite, officials said.

The incident happened in the afternoon at South Beach in Edgartown, Massachusetts, along one of the island’s most popular shorelines.

Officials said the victim, in her late 20s, was in the water when she suffered a wound to her lower leg.

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“Based upon the nature of the injuries, however, the wounds were considered consistent with a potential shark bite,” Town Administrator James Hagerty said in a statement.

Her injuries…

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