According to police, 30-year-old Andrew Charles Eddy barely entered the water at the Sombrero Reef coral reef when he was bitten by a shark. His wife, Margot Dukes-Eddy, saw a shark’s dorsal fin and blood flowing from her husband into the sea. She didn’t hesitate and jumped from the boat into the water. As soon as she dragged the man to safety, another family member called the emergency number.
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The wounded man was flown to Miami, where doctors treated his seriously injured shoulder. The patient was in critical condition on arrival, paramedic Ryan Johnson told local media.
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“It was also a critical situation for us due to the lack of doctors. But together with witnesses to the incident, we provided the injured with life-saving care before being transported to Miami, ”wrote Sheriff of the Region Rick Ramsay on Facebook.
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The Eddys from Georgia, USA, were on vacation with their relatives in Florida and sailed together on a private boat. Several people in their group were already diving with a snorkel when Eddy jumped into the water to join them. According to a police report, other visitors had fun in the same way in this area. According to eyewitnesses, the attacking shark measured 2.5 to three meters. It could have been a great white shark that had been seen earlier in the area that day.
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Florida has the most shark attacks in the world. 21 were reported last year. However, shark attacks are very rare globally, the server added.
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On September 8, an Australian surfer succumbed to a shark attack on the famous beaches of the Gold Coast in Queensland. It was the first fatal shark attack on the beaches of this tourist resort in the last 60 years.
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Last month, the 29-year-old Australian suffered serious injuries while snorkeling with a giant shark that struck her tail fin off the coast of Ningaloo in western Australia. Swimming with the giant shark, which is usually mild in nature, is a popular tourist attraction, according to the BBC.
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