North Carolina
14-year-old bitten by shark at North Carolina beach
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WECT/WITN/Gray News) – A 14-year-old was bitten by a shark on Sunday in North Carolina, authorities said.
North Topsail Beach Police Chief William K. Younginer said it happened at about 12:30 p.m. at a county beach access at 474 New River Inlet Road.
He said he did not see the shark or know what type it is.
Two officers and emergency responders were already at the beach, giving aid to other people, when people flagged them down to help the injured teen. The response time was two minutes.
People at the beach were trying to help by putting pressure on the wound and wrapping it with towels. Police applied a tourniquet to the 14-year-old, Younginer said.
The teen was moved to the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, and Younginer said he’s expected to be OK.
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