UPDATED: Reports of Shark Bite at Assateague State Park are Unconfirmed by DNR, but Victim Treated for Bite at AGH; DNR Officer was Injured in Response to Incident

By Mari Lou | May 18, 2026

UPDATED – 3:45pm – The Talk of Delmarva has been contacted by the victim of the shark/animal bite, Brendan Oster, who was treated at the scene by EMS, who cleaned and wrapped his right hand. Oster drove himself to Tidal Health-Atlantic General in Berlin where X-rays were taken and the wound treated.Ā  ====================================== ORIGINAL STORY…

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