A pair of shark attacks at separate Walton County, Florida, beaches less than two hours apart Friday sent an adult woman and two teenage girls to the hospital.
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She was critically injured in her midsection, pelvic area and lower left arm, South Walton Fire District Chief Ryan Crawford said at a press conference. At around 2:55 p.m., the second attack occurred at Seacrest Beach about four miles to the east. A pair of 15-year-old girls were hanging out with friends in waist-deep water when they were attacked, with one girl suffering major injuries to a hand and an upper leg and the other sustaining minor injuries to one of her feet.
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