A shark attack at a South Florida beach has landed a man at a hospital on Tuesday, authorities said.
The attack occurred around 3 p.m. near the 4100 block of Ocean Drive at Hollywood Beach, WTVJ-TV reported, citing Hollywood Fire Rescue.
Chai Kauffman, Spox of Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety, told the Station, “Upon arrival, the units identified a male with an injury to his upper torso, they then applied a tourniquet and were able to take him to a local hospital.”
Later, officials confirmed the man suffered a shark bite to his upper arm. His condition has not been made known.
According to Kauffman, initial reports indicate the man was in the water when he all of a sudden jumped out, “screaming” for help.
Officials confirmed the man’s injury happened as a result of a shark bite and called everyone out of the ocean. Kauffman said the protocol is to then wait 30 minutes and, if no threats are spotted, allow people return into the water.
Neither the identity of the man nor the type of shark that attacked him has been released by officials.
