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Florida shark attack leaves man in critical condition
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/29/florida-shark-attackFlorida shark attack leaves man in critical condition
Swimmer off Fernandina beach was rescued by Nassau county marine unit after distress call from boat on Friday
Edward Helmore
Sat 29 Jun 2024 13.03 EDT
A shark attack off Florida’s Atlantic coast left a man with a “severe bite to his right arm” on Friday, authorities say, leaving him in critical condition from blood loss.
The Nassau county sheriff’s office marine unit, which was patrolling off the coast of Fernandina beach near the Florida-Georgia border, said it had received a distress call from a boat on Friday and had applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
“The deputy then piloted the boat to the Dee Dee Bartels boat ramp, where Fernandina Beach Fire Rescue was waiting,” the sheriff’s office said in a social media post. The unnamed man is expected to recover, authorities said.
Earlier this month, three people – a woman and two teenage girls – were hurt in attacks on Florida’s Gulf coast. Authorities have warned swimmers that bait fish moving close to shore at this time of year might be a contributing factor in the attacks.
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Swimmer off Fernandina beach was rescued by Nassau county marine unit after distress call from boat on Friday
Edward Helmore
Sat 29 Jun 2024 13.03 EDT
A shark attack off Florida’s Atlantic coast left a man with a “severe bite to his right arm” on Friday, authorities say, leaving him in critical condition from blood loss.
The Nassau county sheriff’s office marine unit, which was patrolling off the coast of Fernandina beach near the Florida-Georgia border, said it had received a distress call from a boat on Friday and had applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
“The deputy then piloted the boat to the Dee Dee Bartels boat ramp, where Fernandina Beach Fire Rescue was waiting,” the sheriff’s office said in a social media post. The unnamed man is expected to recover, authorities said.
Earlier this month, three people – a woman and two teenage girls – were hurt in attacks on Florida’s Gulf coast. Authorities have warned swimmers that bait fish moving close to shore at this time of year might be a contributing factor in the attacks.
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