The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit was out patrolling when it acquired a misery name from a ship round 11:15 a.m. native time. When they arrived, they discovered the sufferer with a “extreme chunk to his proper arm” and rapidly utilized a tourniquet to cease the bleeding.
“The deputy then piloted the boat to the Dee Dee Bartels boat ramp, the place Fernandina Beach Fire Rescue was ready,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in a social media post.
The sufferer was instantly airlifted to a close-by hospital. He is at the moment listed in crucial situation however is anticipated to get better, authorities mentioned.
Officials didn’t present any further data.
The incident occurred after three individuals – a lady and two teenage women – had been harm in two separate shark assaults in Florida’s Gulf Coast earlier this month.
Local authorities have warned swimmers of the risks in Florida’s waters.
“Purple Flags point out the presence of harmful marine life and single purple flags point out excessive hazard situations,” the Bay County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in a social media submit earlier this month.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says that shark exercise in Florida waters is usually at its peak between April and October.
“Yet shark bites nonetheless stay very uncommon. Humans are 30 occasions extra prone to be struck by lightning in Florida than to be bitten by a shark,” it mentioned. “Experts agree that the rise within the variety of shark bites in recent times is extra associated to a rise in human guests than to a rise in shark populations or exercise.”
