A surfer is recovering after reportedly being bitten on the leg by a shark off the coast of Southern California. Coast Guard officials did not specify what type of shark might have attacked the man.
A good Samaritan traveling on board a boat notified authorities of the injured surfer. A tourniquet was placed on his leg to prevent further blood loss, authorities said.The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 37-year-old man from the ocean after he was reportedly bitten by a shark off the coast of Southern California.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 37-year-old man from the ocean after he was reportedly bitten by a shark off the coast of Southern California.Authorities posted a video of the rescue on Twitter, which shows the man wearing a wetsuit while being hoisted from a boat to the helicopter.
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