( CNN ) -- It started with a swim on a sunny afternoon off the Florida coast . Before long , the two men were nursing shark bites . The pair were in knee-deep water when they got nipped a few minutes apart . One in the foot and the other in the shin about 100 yards away , the Volusia County Sheriff 's Office said . They then went to nearby Bert Fish Medical Center for treatment of what authorities described as nonlife-threatening injuries . Volusia County tied for most attacks . The incidents occurred Saturday afternoon off New Smyrna Beach , which is 14 miles south of Daytona Beach and about 50 miles northeast of Orlando . One of the victims was in his 20s , while the other was in his mid-40s , according to the sheriff 's office . The number of shark bites has gone up and down in recent years in the United States , with 51 attacks in 2001 and 53 last year . In 2009 , there were only 29 , according to the Florida Museum of Natural History . More attacks take place off the Florida coast than in all of the other states combined . However , most shark bites do n't end up being fatal . The fatality rate in the United States is just 2 % . The last year that someone died in Florida due to a shark bite was 2010 , according to the museum .
The bites were within minutes of each other , they say . Neither man 's injuries are considered life - threatening , the sheriff 's office says . Florida has more snake bites than all other states combined , but few prove fatal .