Terrifying video shows sea water turning red as shark attacks four people in Texas | Trending

Four people are said to have been attacked by the same shark in Texas. According to ABC News, the attacks occurred within a few hours of each other during Independence Day celebrations in the city of South Padre Island.

At least one of the attacks was considered serious – the shark managed to bite a woman’s leg. Hair-raising footage shows Good Samaritans pulling the injured woman from the depths where she was attacked.

The video, shared on social media platform X, shows the sea water near the beach turning red as blood flowed from the victim’s wound.

An eyewitness described the scene as gruesome. “The lifeguard picked her up – her calf was just gone, shredded. Horrific,” 46-year-old eyewitness Kyle Jud told NBC News.

What happened in Texas?

There have been two shark bites and two shark-involved incidents in Texas, according to reports.

The first shark bite was reported around 11 a.m. local time on Thursday, when 911 reported a “severe shark bite to the leg.” The victim was taken to Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville after receiving first aid at the scene, police said.

A second person was also bitten by the shark.

According to ABC News, a third person was grazed by the shark, while a fourth beachgoer sustained injuries while trying to fend off the shark attack.

Fire Chief Jim Pigg called the shark attacks on South Padre Island “unprecedented,” saying the shark had been “pushed into deeper waters.”

“Encounters with sharks of this type are not common occurrences in Texas,” said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “When shark bites do occur, they are usually a case of mistaken identity by sharks searching for food.”

After the attacks, police and firefighters patrolled the beach with drones.