Beachgoers at Hobe Sound Beach are reacting to an incident that happened on Sunday, with many locals saying it is not surprising. “I’m not surprised, it’s a super sharky beach. I used to shark fish here in high school, and I see them out there all the time when I surf, kitesurf and all that stuff. So, there’s sharks in the water!” Hugh Herlin is unphased by what authorities are calling a suspected shark bite at his surf spot, saying, “I mean, they live there. If you go in the water, there are sharks there, there’s not much you can do. But a young girl did as ‘much’ as she could when she encountered one Sunday. According to Martin County fire officials, it was around noon when lifeguards heard her screaming that she had been bitten. They rushed over, found her with a wound to her lower leg, and began treatment to restrict the bleeding.In the headlines: Body found in pond during search for 10-year-old boy who went missing in Riviera BeachEmily Conroy didn’t realize the ambulance she saw speeding by en route to the beach was transporting the bite victim to Saint Mary’s Hospital. “ The parking lot was pretty cleared out, it was shocking because I remember we came here, and we were like, 'wow!' We got a spot,” Conroy said. That’s because others had piled out of the public park while lifeguards kept everyone in the loop and out of the water. “They were running around trying to fill everyone in. Everyone was asking lots of questions,” local Chris Winter said. “They’re out there all the time-- daylight, nighttime, it doesn’t matter. We kind of have to expect it when we’re going into their house," lifelong fisherman EJ McKellip said. That’s why he tries to stay on the sand, saying, “You know, the average person, I think if they really realized how many sharks are out here at any given time, they probably wouldn’t go in the water.” But after hearing the victim is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries, locals like Hugh Herlin went right back in, saying, “Yeah, I'm going to go for a swim.”Meanwhile, Hobe Sound Beach is reopened and back to business as usual.