SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – Two folks have been bitten, a 3rd particular person was grazed and a fourth man was injured keeping off a shark on South Padre Island on Independence Day, a Texas sport warden confirmed.
All the assaults occurred on Thursday and have been believed to have been related to the identical shark, Texas Recreation Warden Captain Chris Dowdy mentioned.
South Padre Island police have been first known as to the 4100 block of Gulf Boulevard round 11 a.m. on Thursday for a extreme shark chew to a person’s leg.
SPIPD and the Fireplace Division supplied first help on the scene earlier than the person was transported to a Brownsville hospital.
In all, state park and wildlife officers mentioned two victims have been taken to the hospital. One of many victims is receiving therapy in Brownsville whereas the opposite was airlifted to an unknown location for additional therapy.
Seaside patrol, SPIPD and SPIFD combed by the shoreline and used drones within the space.
Presently, Dowdy mentioned the shark has now escaped to open waters and mentioned there isn’t any plan to include it.
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