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A man spearfishing disconnected nan seashore of Charleston, South Carolina connected Thursday was bitten by a shark, according to Coast Guard Sector Charleston.
The 65-year-old unfortunate was bitten Thursday nighttime astir 20 miles disconnected nan Charleston coast, Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno said via section news outlet WCSC.
The man was retired astatine oversea connected a 28-foot boat.
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A 65-year-old man was bitten by a shark while he was spearfishing disconnected nan seashore of Charleston, South Carolina, connected Thursday, nan Coast Guard told section news outlets. (iStock)
A rider connected nan vessel pinch nan man applied a tourniquet to extremity nan bleeding until Coast Guardsmen arrived.
Charleston Harbor Marine Police responded to nan vessel and assessed nan man's injuries, determining that nan bleeding had stopped, Moreno said.
Police past directed nan vessel to caput into nan Charleston Harbor to meet EMS astatine Tad Street adjacent to Coast Guard Station Charleston.
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A rider connected nan vessel pinch nan man bitten by nan shark applied a tourniquet to extremity nan bleeding until Coast Guardsmen arrived. (U.S. Coast Guard)
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EMS transported nan man to nan Medical University of South Carolina for further treatment. His information remains unclear arsenic of Friday night.
