Four injured in Fourth of July shark attacks in Texas, Florida

A shark bit three people off a southern Texas beach in what the city's fire chief called an unprecedented incident on the Fourth of July, the same day another person was bitten by a shark in Florida, officials said.

A shark bit three people off a southern Texas beach in what the city's fire chief called an unprecedented incident on the Fourth of July, the same day another person was bitten by a shark in Florida, officials said.

In Texas, three people were bitten in the city of South Padre Island, on a barrier island near Brownsville, and the shark was later located and "pushed out to deeper water," Fire Chief Jim Pigg said.

"It’s unprecedented here on South Padre Island," he said. There were two shark bite incidents at different times and locations Thursday, he said.

Police responded to a 911 call that reported "a severe shark bite to the leg" at 11 a.m., city spokesperson Nikki Soto said, and the victim was taken to a local hospital.

Pigg said the first call involved one person with a bite injury and a second person with minor injuries who did not need further emergency care.

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