Authorities in North Carolina are investigating a suspected shark attack after a person suffered major injuries swimming along a southern beach in the state, local first responders said.

The incident took place May 28 at Sunset Beach in Brunswick County , just south of Ocean Isle Beach near the South Carolina state line.

Just after 11 a.m., The Sunset Beach Fire Department reported, firefighters and paramedics responded to the beach for a report of a person who suffered a leg injury while swimming near the 31st Street access point.

"Upon arrival, Beach Rescue personnel provided medical care to the injured swimmer, who was conscious and alert," Sunset Beach fire Chief Richard Childres said in a press release.

Sunset Beach shark attack investigation

The swimmer was taken to a medical

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