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Beachgoer airlifted after South Carolina suspected shark attack
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A beachgoer in South Carolina suffered serious injuries in what local first-responders are calling a suspected shark attack.
The incident, in which local officials said the victim suffered major injuries to her leg, happened in waters off the south end of Hilton Head Island, a local dispatcher confirmed to USA TODAY Thursday, June 19.
The island is about 45 miles northeast of Savannah, Georgia.
“The incident involved a patient with a leg injury consistent with lacerations typically associated with a shark bite,” a Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue official wrote in press release obtained by USA TODAY.
Crews responded at 12:07 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, to a medical emergency near beach mile marker 24 in Sea Pines Beach, according to the release.
Lifeguards and firefighters treated the victim at the scene before she was transported to Hilton Head Island Airport, the release continues, where a medical helicopter flew her to a Savannah facility for further treatment.
The victim’s age, name and condition were not immediately known on Thursday, June 19, but first-responders at the scene determined the injuries to be non-life threatening.
Hilton Head Island shark attacks
The incident marked the first reported likely shark bite of Hilton Head’s summer season, Shore Beach Service director Mike Wagner told USA TODAY.
The agency, which provides year-round beach patrol for 13.5 miles of the island’s beaches according to its website, also responded to assist the victim.
Local charter captain Chip Michalove, The Island Packet reported, said Hilton Head beaches see two or three shark attacks each year, “occasionally seeing spikes of up to a half-dozen.”
USA TODAY has reached out to Hilton Head fire officials for more information.
Shark bite could mark state’s first encounter of 2025
If confirmed, the attack could be the state’s first reported shark encounter with a human in 2025.
According to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF), 47 people were bitten in unprovoked attacks last year. Four of them died, including one person in the United States.
Each year, according to ISAF, the world averages about 65 documented shark attacks.
On average, six fatal attacks are reported each year.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
Columbia, S.C. – Nov. 11, 2025 –The No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0) used a 20-2 fourth quarter to pull away from Clemson (2-1), handing the Tigers their first loss of the season.
Senior guard Taylor Johnson-Matthews led the Tigers with nine points, while graduate forward Demeaera Hinds added eight points and a team-high six rebounds. Senior guard Mia Moore finished with seven points, and Rachael Rose contributed six on efficient shooting. The Gamecocks had four players in double figures, led by Joyce Edwards’ 18 points and a double-double from Madina Okot. (12 points, 12 rebounds)
Clemson struggled to find rhythm offensively, shooting just 23 percent from the field and 15 percent from three-point range, compared to South Carolina’s 45 percent overall and 56 percent from deep. The Tigers were outrebounded 48–31 but forced 12 turnovers and scored 13 points off those takeaways. With the loss, Clemson moves to 2–1 on the season and 0–2 against South Carolina under head coach Shawn Poppie.
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
After the Gamecocks opened the game on an 11-0 run, the Tigers held score with the Gamecocks 24-24 until the end of the first half. The Tigers cut the lead to ten entering the fourth quarter, but were unable to click offensively in the final period allowing South Carolina to pull away to a 65-37 win.
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South Carolina man faces first-degree murder trial in deadly 2022 Fayetteville robbery
A South Carolina man will face a Cumberland County jury in November for his involvement in a deadly robbery at a Yadkin Road business.
Quinteel Pierre Harley, 37, of Loris, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the death of Eddie Saez Jr., 34, of Fayetteville, who was shot and killed inside his Yadkin Road shop in 2022.
Harley’s trial is set for Nov. 14 in Cumberland County Superior Court. Assistant District Attorney Rob Thompson said it is the only murder trial scheduled for November.
Harley’s codefendant, Rasheem Grant, 32, of South Carolina, pleaded guilty March 5 to second-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the killing. Grant was sentenced to 23 to 28 years, eight months in prison, according to court records.
Shopkeeper killed as he prepared to ring up items
According to search warrants, police responded to reports of a shooting around 3 p.m. Jan. 4, 2022, at Southern Swag City Boutique on Yadkin Road. Saez was found inside the store with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the autopsy report. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shortly before the shooting, surveillance footage at the shop recorded a man exiting an Infiniti SUV, entering the business and browsing as if shopping, according to the warrant.
The warrant states a second man joined him in the store, and the two continued browsing before bringing items to the counter.
As Saez began folding the items, the warrant states, one of the men feigned payin,g and then two intruders pulled out weapons. The record states that the men are seen on surveillance video ordering Saez around the store before shooting him.
The warrant states that after the gunfire, one of the men collects a firearm near Saez’s body, before both left the scene in the Infiniti SUV.
The record says that several anonymous CrimeStopper tips identified Harley as one of the suspects after police released photos to the public in a bid to identify the shooters, according to the warrant.
The record also alleges that latent prints found at the scene matched Grant and that his Grant’s phone records showed he was in contact with Harley and in the area of the clothing store three minutes before the first call to 911 reported the shooting.
Grant was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Columbia, South Carolina, 10 days after the killing.
Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com.
Texas A&M football will be on national television in Week 12 as it seeks revenge from a 2024 loss.
The Aggies (9-0, 6-0 SEC) will play South Carolina at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kyle Field on ESPN, A&M athletics announced Friday.
Last season’s meeting did not go as planned for the Aggies, who were 7-1 and ranked No. 10, but were upset 44-20 in Columbia, S.C. Marcel Reed was 18-for-28, totaling 206 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The loss started a 1-4 stretch to end the season.
This year, the Aggies are again in first place when they meet Shane Beamer’s 3-6 Gamecocks. The Aggies’ latest conquest was a 38-17 rout Saturday of the No. 22 Missouri Tigers.
Texas A&M is 6-0 in conference play for the first time since 1998, when the Aggies were members of the Big 12.
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