Man bitten by shark off Horn Island
The U.S. Coast Guard tells News 25 a commercial fisherman was bitten by a five-foot shark Thursday.
The shark bite happened west of Horn Island. We’re told the man suffered four lacerations above the waist, specifically bites to his side and abdomen.
First aid was applied and the injury was described as minor.
Commercial fisherman bitten by five-foot shark off Mississippi Gulf Coast
by J.T. MitchellOctober 30, 2022
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Horn Island (Photo from the National Park Service)
A man fishing off the Mississippi Gulf Coast was bitten by a five-foot shark Thursday.
According to WXXV, the commercial fisherman whose identity has not been released was fishing west of Horn Island when bitten. He suffered four lacerations above the waist around the abdomen area. The injuries were reported as minor.
Horn Island, one of Mississippi’s five barrier islands, is approximately 8 to 10 miles south of Pascagoula.
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