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Knoxville girl bitten by shark on the leg

A Knoxville girl who was visiting Saint Simmons Island in Georgia was bitten by a shark.

A Knoxville girl who was visiting Saint Simmons Island in Georgia was bitten by a shark.

Adyson McNeely says that she was out in the ocean when the shark bit her on her leg.

"It just felt like a real fast pinch," said McNeely

Her best friend believed that McNeely had stepped on a crab before she was bitten. But, doctors now say that it wasn't a crab, but a sand shark.

McNeely's mom says that she's thankful that the bite wasn't any worse.

She says after this experience, McNeely has an interesting story to tell.

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