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U.S. Teenager Bitten by Shark While Dragging It Onto Boat

The teen was bitten as he and his father tried to reel in the shark.

A teenage boy was bitten by a shark as he tried to haul the animal onto his boat. On Monday, the 17-year-old was out on the water with his father and one other person near Galveston off the Texas coast when the incident occurred at around 3:15 p.m., People reported. The boy’s father wrapped a tourniquet around the wound to stem the heavy bleeding, and Coast Guard crews added a second one after racing to the scene, according to the magazine. The group had been offshore for hours before their boat broke down by the jetties on the way back to the Galveston Yacht Basin. The species of shark has not been confirmed. The teen stayed awake and responsive throughout the rescue and was taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for treatment, PABC13 and Click 2 Houston reported. His current condition is unknown.