Three people were injured in two shark attacks on neighboring beaches in Walton County, Florida. According to authorities, the attacks took place just 90 minutes apart.
The attacks happened about four miles away and left two people in critical condition and a third in stable condition, South Walton Fire District Fire Chief Ryan Crawford said at a joint news conference Friday. fair (7). Two people remained in hospital in stable condition on Saturday.
A 45-year-old woman suffered significant injuries to her abdomen and pelvis, and her lower left arm was amputated following the attack.
Two teenage girls were attacked about an hour and a half later while swimming at a beach a few kilometers from the first attack. One of them had significant injuries to her upper leg and one of her hands. She remains hospitalized.
The second teenager suffered minor injuries to one of her feet and was released.
Authorities said that a hammerhead shark measuring more than four meters in length was spotted in the region on Saturday morning (8) and that it was probably not one of the sharks that attacked the victims.
Images recorded the moment one of the sharks was spotted on the beach before the attacks. See the footage:
Source: CNN Brasil
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