Two people were bitten by a shark off the coast of a Texas island while beachgoers were celebrating July 4th.
Four individuals encountered a shark while swimming off South Padre Island on the Independence Day holiday, Texas officials reported. Two of them sustained bites, while another was injured while trying to help, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. PUBLICITE "Current information indicates that two individuals suffered bites, and two others had encounters with the shark but were not seriously injured," the department stated. The victims bitten by the shark were taken to Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. One is currently receiving treatment, while the other has been flown for further medical care, the department added. A third person sustained minor injuries while assisting one of the bite victims, although the exact circumstances of their injury remain unclear, as per the department's information shared with CNN. Additionally, another beachgoer reported feeling a shark brush against them as it swam by, according to the department. "The