BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A lady was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after beachgoers mentioned she got here out of the water bleeding “profusely.”
Pompano Seaside Fireplace Rescue advised NBC 6 South Florida the girl could have been bitten by a barracuda whereas swimming off the shore of the small seaside city of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
A number of beachgoers recalled listening to the girl’s screams for assist and seeing a deep wound to considered one of her arms.
Jayden Vann mentioned he had been swimming near the girl, who was in waist-deep water close to the pier, when she went right into a panic.
“She was screaming for assist, and I used to be the primary one to drag her out of the water,” he advised NBC 6. “The wound, it was only a chunk out of her forearm.”
Different beachgoers came visiting to assist after Vann bought the girl to the shore.
One witness mentioned she heard somebody yell for a towel as a result of the girl was “bleeding fairly profusely.” She seen the girl’s left arm seemed to be very swollen.
Bystanders used their towels as makeshift tourniquets till first responders arrived.
NBC 6 was advised the girl suffered a nasty chunk however is anticipated to be OK. She remained aware all through the ordeal and was taken to a close-by hospital.
The lady’s identification was not disclosed.
