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Fox News
7 days ago
- Fox News
Shark bite in South Florida sends man to hospital
A shark attack at a South Florida beach left a man hospitalized on Tuesday, authorities said. The attack happened around 3 p.m. near the 4100 block of Ocean Drive at Hollywood Beach, WTVJ-TV reported, citing Hollywood Fire Rescue. "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," Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety spokesperson Chai Kauffman told the station. Officials later confirmed the man suffered a shark bite to his upper arm. His condition has not been released. Kauffman said that initial reports indicate the man was in the water when he suddenly jumped out, 'screaming' for help. Officials confirmed the man's injury was the 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 back into the water. Officials have not released the man's identity or said what type of shark was involved. Fox News Digital reached out to Hollywood Fire Rescue but did not immediately hear back. Earlier this month, a surfer at Volusia County's New Smyrna Beach – dubbed the "shark bite capital of the world" – survived a separate shark encounter.
CBS News
22-07-2025
- CBS News
Man hospitalized after Hollywood Beach shark attack, fire rescue officials say
A man was hospitalized Tuesday after he was bitten by a shark on Hollywood Beach, according to authorities. Hollywood Fire Rescue officials said they, along with Hallandale Beach Broward Sheriff's Office, responded to the 4100 block of Ocean Drive after reports of an individual suffering a serious injury. The man received medical attention on scene and was taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment. Rescue officials later confirmed the injury to his torso resulted from a shark attack. No additional details were released. The Hollywood incident follows another reported shark bite last week in Volusia County. According to county officials, 18-year-old surf instructor Sam Hollis was bitten on the foot while surfing off New Smyrna Beach, about 60 miles northeast of Orlando. ABC affiliate WFTV reported his injuries are non-life-threatening. "It just grabbed me by my foot and just yanked me off my board and was like, yeah, 'I'm having you for a little snack man.' And then I was like having none of that so I kicked it," Hollis said.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Boy dies days after Hollywood apartment fire that killed grandma, injured father
A teen boy has died days after firefighters pulled him, his grandmother and his father, who was the only person to survive, from a burning apartment in Hollywood, according to police and a GoFundMe online fundraiser. Hollywood Fire Rescue and Police were called to the first-floor apartment in the 400 block of South Ocean Drive just after 3 a.m. Wednesday and found a man who was injured outside asking for help, Joann Hussey, a city spokesperson, previously told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Firefighters rescued a woman and child from inside the apartment, police department spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi previously said. All three victims were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital, where the woman later died. Bettineschi identified those who died as Patricia Miller and Tom Miller. Thomas, a 13-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with autism, died on Monday, according to an online fundraiser shared on GoFundMe. Patricia Miller was his grandmother. Anthony Miller, Thomas's father and Patricia Miller's son, survived but remains hospitalized. Investigators are still working to determine what caused the fire, Bettineschi said Monday.
