SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Shark assaults disrupted Fourth of July celebrations Thursday at South Padre Island as two folks had been taken to the hospital with bites, at the very least one in every of them extreme, authorities mentioned.
Police had been known as for the assault on the person who was severely bitten round 11 a.m., based on Nikki Soto, the South Padre Island metropolis secretary. He was initially handled on the seaside by firefighters and police.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Division mentioned later in a press release that two folks had been bitten and two extra “encountered” the shark however weren’t critically damage. One of many chew victims was taken to a hospital in Brownsville, and the opposite was “flown out for additional therapy.”
Recreation Warden Capt. Chris Dowdy mentioned that primarily based on witness studies and pictures on social media, authorities imagine a single shark about 6 ft lengthy was accountable.
Soto mentioned seaside patrol, firefighters, and police had been patrolling the shore and flying drones after the assaults.
The final reported shark assault within the space was 5 years in the past, based on Dowdy.
Texas Parks & Wildlife is aiding with the investigation.
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