An 8-year-old boy became the latest victim of a shark attack off the coast of North Carolina on Wednesday, just two weeks after three other children suffered from attacks off the state's coast.

On Wednesday, Brady Noyes was bitten on his foot and leg by a shark while he was swimming about five blocks from a fishing pier at the Surf City beach. He was then treated for minor injuries at the scene. His parents also took him to a hospital as a precaution.

Although he survived with superficial injuries, news about the attack spread quickly in the town, which does not have an official lifeguard staff, WRAL.com reported.

According to Town Manager Larry Bergman, beachgoers swim "kind of at their own risk." Instead of hiring life guards, police officers and water-rescue-trained firefighters patrol the beaches on four-wheelers, he said.

Bergman also said that officials do not plan to warn visitors about the shark bite or force swimmers to get out of the water, since "police and EMS felt like it wasn't a serious bite."

"It really comes down to a joint decision on public safety officials, including myself," Bergman said. He added that he would have decided to close the beaches only "if there was a big hazard, if there was an imminent danger."

Earlier this month, a 13-year-old girl suffered from minor cuts on her foot from a shark bite at Ocean Isle Beach on June 11, reports Fox News. Three days later, a 12-year-old lost her forearm and was injured in the leg after she was bitten by a shark at Oak Island. That same day, a 16-year-old boy was bitten 2 miles away, about 90 minutes later. Both victims had to have one of their arms amputated.

"Please mention our hearts go out the victims that were less fortunate in these past few weeks," said Brady's father, Chris Noyes, referring to the two children who lost limbs.