SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — A man suffered a severe shark bite during Fourth of July celebrations on South Padre Island Thursday morning, a city official confirmed.
The incident was reported to police at 11 a.m., Nikki Soto, the South Padre Island city secretary, told The Associated Press.
The man was immediately treated at the beach by the fire and police department and was then taken to a hospital.
“Currently, the South Padre Island Beach Patrol, fire and police departments are patrolling the shoreline and utilizing drones,” Soto said.
In a recent update, it was learned that the man was just one of four shark bite victims on Thursday. Texas Game Warden Cpt. Chris Dowdy said the incidents had taken place since noon, according to an update from KRGV.
It’s believed that all the attacks were associated with the same single shark, which has since escaped to open waters. There is no plan to contain the shark at this time.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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