Multiple Shark Attacks Injure Four Along Texas and Florida Beaches

Two Separate Incidents Reported on Fourth of July

Several people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and Florida beaches on the Fourth of July, authorities said.

South Padre Island police were first called to the 4100 block of Gulf Boulevard around 11 a.m. on Thursday for a severe shark attack. A person suffered a severe shark bite to the leg after three were attacked off South Padre Island, Texas, and a 21-year-old man was bitten in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Shark attacks in Texas and Florida left at least four people injured, including one person seriously hurt, as Fourth of July festivities lured beachgoers to the water.

Video captured the shark responsible for multiple attacks on July 4, 2024, off South Padre Island. Two people were attacked by sharks in Volusia County, Florida, on Saturday, July 4, 2024.