On Friday morning, a fisherman was attacked by a shark off the coast of Louisiana and severely injured his leg. He had to be taken to the hospital.
A fishing boat, Moon Glow, called the Coast Guard on Friday morning to report that a crew member fell into the water and was attacked by sharks. The victim was identified as a 64-year-old man who was untying the fishing net on the propeller of the boat when he fell into the water.
The man’s leg was “partially amputated” during the attack, and the crew used a tourniquet to help stop the bleeding. The flight surgeon on duty in the Coast Guard recommended medical evacuation for the fishermen, prompting the helicopter crew to arrive at the scene. They transported the victims to the University Medical Center in New Orleans. video It is shown that the Coast Guard carried the man onto a helicopter.
When he arrived at the hospital, the man was in critical condition. Weekly newspaper Contacted the Coast Guard for the latest situation of the man, but did not receive a timely response.
The Coast Guard stated that the species and size of the sharks that attacked the fishermen are unknown. The attack occurred about 35 miles southeast of Grand Island, Louisiana, in the Gulf of Mexico.
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According to data from the University of Florida, at least 24 species of sharks have been found in the Gulf of Mexico. Nurse sharks can be found in the northern part of the bay, and it is not uncommon to find various hammerhead sharks in the water. Other shark species commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico include bull sharks, tiger sharks, and blacktip sharks.
Although there are records of great white sharks in the Gulf of Mexico, the University of Florida pointed out that they are rarely seen because they prefer cooler waters.
According to the global shark attack file maintained by the Shark Institute, this year there have only been two shark attacks in the Gulf of Mexico. In the August 28 attack on Galveston Island, Texas, an 11-year-old boy was bitten in his ankle by something that looked like a small shark.
On July 17, a 14-year-old boy was bitten by a shark near Grayton Beach State Park in Florida. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office classified the attack as a “superficial bite” and the wound was not life-threatening.
“This article is not meant to create fear or cause severe damage. Sharks live in the water. That is their home. We are making the public aware that they must be careful when swimming in the water… where sharks live… …Near the scene,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a letter Facebook postal.
