Chilling moment shark watches as bleeding woman who’s just been mauled by predator is hauled onto Texas beach by rescuers
A woman was attacked by a shark on a Texas beach after the predator attacked her.
The incident happened Thursday morning on South Padre Island, Texas. The woman had to be lifted to shore by a team of rescuers.
Subsequently emerged footage of the incident shows a dorsal fin swimming back and forth along the shoreline as the woman lies on the sand.
Blood from her wound turns the water on the beach dark red as rescuers wrap a tourniquet around her leg.
According to a statement from Texas Parks and Wildlife, the woman was one of two people bitten on the beach on Independence Day.
Blood can be seen from her wound as the water washing up on the beach turns dark red as rescuers wrap a tourniquet around her leg
A dorsal fin can be seen swimming back and forth along the shoreline as the female lies on the sand
Two others also encountered the animal in the water, but managed to escape unharmed.
Their statement said: ‘At this time, the details indicate that two people were bitten and two people encountered the shark but were not seriously injured.
‘The two victims who were bitten were taken to Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, where one is being treated and the other has been airlifted for further treatment.
‘Local game wardens and members of the Texas Game Warden Marine Tactical Operations Group assisted with patrolling the beach by boat and land patrol, while DPS patrolled the area by helicopter and SPI PD and Cameron County rangers assisted with crowd control on the beach. No further details are available at this time.’
The statement added that shark encounters are not common in Texas, and when they do happen, it’s usually a case of mistaken identity. Game Warden Capt. Chris Dowdy of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said authorities believe a single shark about 6 feet long was responsible.
Dr. Kelsey Banks, a scientist at Texas A&M’s Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation, said CBS News that the video suggested it was a ‘larger shark species’.
“Larger coastal species are known to increase feeding and stay closer to shore before major meteorological disturbances,” Banks wrote.
The incident happened Thursday morning on South Padre Island, Texas, and the woman had to be dragged to shore by a team of rescuers
Because of the shark, officers deployed drones, boats and helicopters to locate the predator and the city also considered closing the beach
Because of the shark, officers deployed drones, boats and helicopters to locate the predator, and the city considered closing the beach.
In March, a 14-foot white shark was spotted near South Padre Island, a local radio station reported KNFM.
The 1,365-kilogram predator is said to have come within 100 meters of the beach.
This happened after two teenagers and a woman were attacked by a shark in Walton Beach, Florida, early last month.
According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, a 45-year-old woman was bitten by a marine animal in the water near Watersound Way and Coopersmith Lane yesterday around 1:15 p.m.
According to Ryan Crawford, fire chief of the South Walton Fire District, she suffered “serious injuries to her diaphragm and pelvic area and her left forearm was amputated.”
At around 3pm, authorities received reports of another shark attack on two teenage girls, aged 15 and 17. The attack had taken place four miles away.
All three victims, who were visiting the area, were attacked while swimming near the sandbar.