BOCA GRANDE, Fla. (WFLA) — An individual was flown to a hospital Wednesday after struggling an obvious shark chunk whereas within the water at a southwest Florida seashore.
Authorities stated the incident occurred close to the 2200 block of Shore Lane in Boca Grande, a small costal group on Gasparilla Island.
Boca Grande Fireplace Division Chief C.W. Blosser III instructed Gulf Coast News the particular person’s accidents have been according to a shark chunk. Nonetheless, first responders stated there was no shark within the water after they arrived round midday.
The chief didn’t disclose the sufferer’s age out of respect for the household. He additionally declined to explain the extent of the sufferer’s accidents however emphasised that the accidents have been extreme sufficient to require helicopter transport to a hospital.
This isn’t the primary time a shark assault has been reported close to the island. Blosser instructed Gulf Coast Information there have been three assaults within the space, however that “they have been unfold out over fairly a little bit of time.”
“Whenever you get a name like that, you all the time hope for the most effective and put together for the worst, so to talk,” the chief stated.
Officers have been nonetheless working to collect extra data on the sufferer Wednesday and suggested beachgoers to stay vigilant if planning to get within the water.
