(CNN) — Several people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and Florida beaches on the Fourth of July, authorities said. A 26-year-old man was bitten by a shark off New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on Friday, the second shark bite reported on the Florida beach during the Independence Day holiday week. The man, visiting...
Jillian Sykes, Susannah Cullinane and Sara Smart, CNNA Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter flying low over South Padre Island spotted a shark in the waters after the attacks on July 4. Several people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and Florida beaches on the Fourth of July, authorities said.
“Details at this time indicate that two people were bitten and two people encountered the shark but were not seriously injured,” the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a statement. Two off-duty Border Patrol agents helped one of the victims, according to a post from the US Border Patrol Laredo Sector.
South Padre Island Beach authorities have been patrolling the shoreline and using drones to watch for the shark, she said.
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