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Longtime surfer Larry Olson knew he should not have gone into the water at Normandy Beach on Saturday.

Before paddling out, he noticed the two surefire signs that sharks were nearby: schools of bait fish and diving pelicans.

But Olson couldn't resist the 4-foot swells, though he now regrets that decision.

He estimates the shark that bit him was between 3 and 5 feet and weighed about 25 pounds. He think it might have been a blacktip.

"He was just being a shark," Olson said. "He didn't do anything wrong. I love and respect sharks."

The 37-year-old Port St. Lucie resident is expected to make a full recovery and hopes to get back on his surf board in about three months.

"I'm dying to go surfing again," he said. "Next time I'll just pay more attention."

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