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A female was seen being stalked by a shark aft nan predator mauled her connected a Texas beach.
The incident happened connected South Padre Island, Texas, connected Thursday greeting and nan female had to beryllium hauled to statement by a squad of rescuers.
In footage that has since emerged of nan incident, a dorsal fin tin beryllium seen swimming backmost and distant adjacent nan shoreline arsenic nan female lays connected nan sand.
Blood from her coiled tin beryllium seen turning nan waters washing up connected nan formation a acheronian red, while first responders wrap a tourniquet astir her leg.
According to a connection by Texas Parks and Wildlife, nan female was 1 of 2 group bitten astatine nan formation connected Independence Day.
Blood from her coiled tin beryllium seen turning nan waters washing up connected nan formation a acheronian red, while first responders wrap a tourniquet astir her leg
A dorsal fin tin beryllium seen swimming backmost and distant adjacent nan shoreline arsenic nan female lays connected nan sand
Two others besides encountered nan animal successful nan waters but managed to flight unharmed.
Their connection said: 'Details astatine this clip bespeak that 2 group were bitten and 2 group encountered nan shark but were not earnestly injured.
'The 2 victims who were bitten were transported to Valley Regional Medical Center successful Brownsville wherever 1 is being treated and nan different has been flown retired for further treatment.
'Local crippled wardens and members of nan Texas Game Warden Marine Tactical Operations Group assisted successful operating nan formation by vessel and onshore patrol while DPS patrolled nan area by chopper and SPI PD and Cameron County rangers assisted pinch crowd power connected nan beach. No further specifications are known astatine this time.'
The connection added that shark encounters are not a communal occurrence successful Texas, and erstwhile they do hap it is usually a lawsuit of mistaken identity. Game Warden Capt. Chris Dowdy pinch nan Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said that authorities judge a azygous shark astir 6 feet agelong was responsible.
Dr. Kelsey Banks, a intelligence pinch nan Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation astatine Texas A&M, told CBS News that nan video suggested a 'larger shark species.'
'Larger coastal type person been known to summation feeding behaviors and stay person to statement anterior to ample meteorological disturbances,' Banks wrote.
The incident happened connected South Padre Island, Texas, connected Thursday greeting and nan female had to beryllium hauled to statement by a squad of rescuers
Due to nan shark, officers deployed drones, boats and helicopters to find nan predator and nan metropolis was besides considering closing nan beach
Due to nan shark, officers deployed drones, boats and helicopters to find nan predator and nan metropolis was besides considering closing nan beach.
In March, a 14-foot awesome achromatic shark was spotted adjacent South Padre Island, according to section power position KNFM.
The 3,000-lb. predator reportedly came wrong 100 yards of nan beach.
It comes aft two teenagers and a female were attacked by a shark early past month successful Walton Beach, Florida.
According to nan Walton County Sheriff's Office, a 45-year-old female was spot by nan marine animal successful nan h2o adjacent Watersound Way and Coopersmith Lane astatine astir 1.15pm yesterday.
She sustained 'significant trauma to nan midsection and pelvic area and amputation of her near little arm,' according to South Walton Fire District Fire Chief Ryan Crawford.
At astir 3pm, officials responded to calls of different shark onslaught connected 2 female teenagers, 15 and 17 years aged that occurred 4 miles distant from nan first attack.
All 3 of nan victims, who were visiting nan area, were attacked while they were swimming adjacent nan sandbar.
