Created: 9/22/2007 6:34:51 PM 
By Ryan Duffy First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- An otherwise beautiful day at Huguenot Park, with plenty of sun and surf, turned terrifying. Aaron Abbott realized the woman surfing just a few feet from him was screaming.
"She didn't really freak out very bad until she saw all the blood and there was a lot of blood in the water after it happened," said Abbott.
The woman was bleeding steadily from her foot.
Aaron said he saw what looked like a four foot shark swimming away.
The woman's boyfriend and other people at the beach helped her to shore where they tried to stop the bleeding.
"We were just trying to keep her leg at an angle to keep the blood flow down and someone tied a leash around her leg to try to stop the bleeding," said Abbott.
"I just started talking to her, got dry towels and covered her up with dry towels and tried to calm her down until we could get rescue here," said Cathie Burns.
Surfers say they see sharks all the time at the park but an attack is rare.
Park employees say it hasn't happened in at least six years.
The crowd at the beach didn't seem too worried. They were back in the water just a few minutes later.
"I paddled out as soon as it was done, no, the odds of getting attacked is like being struck by lightning," said Abbott.
The woman hasn't been identified. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue took her to Shands where she is in stable condition.
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