Brown shark bites Cape Cod fisherman after he reels it in

A man fishing on the shore of Cape Cod late at night was bitten by a shark after he reeled it in.

Falmouth police and fire officials say a 34-year-old man from Swansea was fishing on Menauhant Beach around 11:30 p.m. Thursday when it happened.

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The say the man had reeled in the brown shark, which was several feet long, and was trying to unhook it when it bit him on the foot.

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He was taken to Falmouth Hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.

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The shark was released back into the ocean.