An 18-year-old surf instructor is recovering in the hospital after a shark bit his foot while he was surfing off New Smyrna ...

What started as a normal morning turned into a fight to keep a foot for 18-year-old surf instructor Sam Hollis, who was ...

An 18-year-old surf instructor is recovering after a shark bit his foot off New Smyrna Beach. Sam Hollis says the shark dragged him 10 to 15 feet before he escaped. Hollis joins Good Day Orlando to ...

An 18-year-old surf instructor was rushed to the hospital on Friday after he was attacked by a shark at a Florida beach. Sam Hollis said he was bitten on his foot while surfing off New Smyrna Beach, ...

Sam Hollis said a shark grabbed him by the foot and yanked him off his board while he was at New Smyrna Beach.

The teenager, identified by WESH as Sam Hollis, sustained a bite to his foot and was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Many people dream of running off to join the circus when they are young, but Sam Hollis, 16, of Tyler, is actually doing it — with his parents' permission.