See the horrifying pictures after man is savaged by a shark while fishing
A Florida man faces a tough recovery after a “serious” shark attack last Friday, the aftermath of which was caught on camera.
The footage, released Saturday by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, shows the unnamed victim sitting in a lifeboat immediately after the brutal attack, during which he suffered a bite to his right arm.
The fisherman was bled to death and taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital. His condition is still critical.
The man, who is in his 40s, is expected to survive. He is just the latest victim in a series of shark attacks on Florida’s infamous Gulf Coast.
Local authorities have warned swimmers about the dangers of these types of waters as three women were injured in two separate attacks earlier this month.
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Photos show a Florida man undergoing a grueling recovery after a “serious” shark attack on Friday that left him bitten on his right arm while fishing and airlifted to hospital
Officers responding to the crisis provided an update in the form of a video posted to social media that same day, in which Sheriff Bill Leeper (seen here) detailed what had just happened
Officers on the scene of the most recent crisis provided an update that same day in the form of a video they posted on social media. In it, Sheriff Bill Leeper shared images of the man’s injuries.
“This morning at 11:15 a.m., the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) Marine Unit responded to a 911 call regarding a shark bite,” he said.
‘A man on board his ship suffered a serious bite to his right arm.
Upon arrival, NCSO officers found the victim seriously injured.
‘An officer quickly boarded the vessel and applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.’
The deputy then “guided” the man’s boat to a nearby boat ramp, where Fernandina Beach Fire Rescue was waiting, Leeper said.
“The victim was immediately airlifted to a nearby hospital. He is currently in critical condition but is expected to recover,” the sheriff concluded.
Authorities did not provide additional information other than to say that the victim was “alert and … recovering” after being airlifted to nearby UF Hospital.
“At 11:15 this morning, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) Marine Unit responded to a 911 call of a shark bite. A man aboard his vessel had sustained a serious bite to his right arm. Upon arrival, NCSO officers found the victim seriously injured,” Leeper said.
“An officer quickly boarded the ship and applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. The officer then ‘piloted’ the man’s boat to the Dee Dee Bartels boat ramp, where rescuers were waiting. He was then taken by helicopter to a hospital, where he is currently in a ‘critical’ condition.
Earlier this month, three people were injured in shark attacks around Walton County — all on beaches on the Sunshine State’s west coast, within a few miles of each other.
The South Walton Fire Department then warned bystanders: “Do not underestimate the open water and marine life that may be present there.”
In the first case, a 45-year-old woman was “reportedly swimming just past the first sandbar with her husband” near WaterSound Beach before she was bitten on the neck This was said by officials of the abdominal and pelvic area and the left arm.
Her left forearm had to be amputated, officials said in that case, adding that she too was flown to a trauma center for treatment.
The second attack occurred a few days later in the Sandy Shores Court area of Seacrest Beach, four miles east of the first incident.
Two unnamed girls, ages 15 and 17, were with a group of friends in waist-deep water when they were attacked, with one of the girls suffering significant injuries to her upper leg and one of her hands, and the other suffering more minor injuries to her foot, officials said.
The first girl was in critical condition at the time, while the third girl’s condition was stable.
Earlier this month, three people were injured in shark attacks in Walton County — all on beaches along the Sunshine State’s western coast. Pictured: A great white shark unrelated to any of the attacks, two of which left people in critical condition
The incident also comes weeks after a well-known surfer was killed by a shark in Hawaii on Sunday after working as a lifeguard with Honolulu Ocean Safety since 2016.
The incident also comes weeks after a well-known surfer was killed by a shark in Hawaii on Sunday after working as a lifeguard with Honolulu Ocean Safety since 2016.
The world knew Tamayo [Perry as a surfer and an actor, but to those who knew him best, he was a man of deep faith… now taken too soon,’ his wife Emilia told ABC news of the 49-year-old victim.
‘I feel so upset and devastated. But I also have a weird calmness in my heart knowing that he’s in a better place.’
The last fatal shark incident in Hawaii was December 30 when a man surfing off Maui was attacked about 150 yards from shore.
Nassau County, meanwhile, is located about 150 miles north of Volusia County, a part of Florida considered to be “shark bite capital of the world,”
There, there were 17 recorded shark bite bites in 2021, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File.
Individuals in the state also were subject to 16 attacks last year, a number that accounts for 44 percent of all of the attacks that year in the entire U.S.
The victim, seen holding out his savaged arm in the censored images, has not been named.