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VIDEO: Shark attack victim in critical condition after bite off Louisiana coast, authorities say

A still from Coast Guard video showing the shark attack victim being transported aboard a helicopter for medical treatment. (Amanda Cochran, U.S. Coast Guard)

HOUSTON – The Coast Guard transported a shark attack victim from a fishing vessel approximately 35 miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, on Friday.

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at 12:51 a.m. from personnel aboard the fishing vessel Moon Glow saying a 64-year-old male crew member had been attacked by a shark and sustained a severe leg injury.

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The man had reportedly been untangling fishing nets from the vessel’s propeller when he fell overboard and was bitten by a shark of an unknown size and species. Crew members aboard the Moon Glow applied a tourniquet to the man’s partially amputated leg and radioed for help.

Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac. A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to the scene. When the helicopter crew arrived, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer administered first aid and applied a new tourniquet to the man’s leg. The crew hoisted the injured man and transported him to University Medical Center New Orleans in critical condition.


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