Both incidents occurred off Walton County beaches on Friday afternoon.
A woman had her arm amputated and two teenage girls were bitten severely in separate shark-related incidents on Florida Panhandle beaches on Friday afternoon.
"She received significant trauma to the mid-section of her pelvic area as well as amputation of the left of her arm," said Fire Chief Ryan Crawford of South Walton Fire District during a press conference following the incident.South Walton Fire District Fire Chief Ryan Crawford and Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson address the public following a series of incidents involving a shark on Walton County beaches.
When authorities arrived they said there were two teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 17 years old. The first victim had significant injuries to"one upper and lower extremity, both requiring the application of tourniquets."The second teen was bitten and received"flesh wounds to her right lower foot.” She is in stable condition.
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