2 Hospitalized After Shark Attacks Disrupt Fourth of July in Texas

Published on July 5, 2024

Multiple shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations on Thursday in South Texas, where two people were taken to the hospital after being bitten by a shark. In Texas, police received 911 calls at about 11 a.m. reporting a man had been severely bitten by a shark at South Padre Island. The man was treated at the scene before being transported to a hospital, according to officials. Within a couple of hours, three more attacks were reported. “Details at this time indicate that two people were bitten and two people encountered the shark but were not seriously injured,” the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department said in a statement on Thursday. “The two victims who were bitten were transported to Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, where one is being treated, and the other has been flown out for further treatment.”...