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| Shark attacks five-year-old girl floating in rubber ring | Shark attacks five-year-old girl floating in rubber ring |
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| A five-year old girl floating in a rubber ring has been attacked by a shark. | A five-year old girl floating in a rubber ring has been attacked by a shark. |
| The victim, who has not been named, was in the water with her father and brother off Pirates Beach in Gavelston, Texas. | The victim, who has not been named, was in the water with her father and brother off Pirates Beach in Gavelston, Texas. |
| The girl’s father said he heard her scream while in the water and turned to see a shark, measuring up to 4ft long. | The girl’s father said he heard her scream while in the water and turned to see a shark, measuring up to 4ft long. |
| After the girl’s father rescued her from the water, bystanders managed to make a tourniquet from a dog lead in an attempt to stop the bleeding. | After the girl’s father rescued her from the water, bystanders managed to make a tourniquet from a dog lead in an attempt to stop the bleeding. |
| “That tourniquet… definitely made an impact on this little girl’s condition,” Nathan Jung, Galveston County Health District told ABC 13. | “That tourniquet… definitely made an impact on this little girl’s condition,” Nathan Jung, Galveston County Health District told ABC 13. |
| She was taken to University of Texas Medical Branch. | She was taken to University of Texas Medical Branch. |
| The victim, who is from Kerrville, Texas, is reported to have suffered “significant” soft tissue damage but is described as being in a stable condition, according to Galveston Country Health District EMS. | The victim, who is from Kerrville, Texas, is reported to have suffered “significant” soft tissue damage but is described as being in a stable condition, according to Galveston Country Health District EMS. |
| The attack is the first in the area since October 2013 when a 13-year-old boy was bitten after he was surrounded by a school of fish while swimming 25 yards offshore. | The attack is the first in the area since October 2013 when a 13-year-old boy was bitten after he was surrounded by a school of fish while swimming 25 yards offshore. |
| In 2015, there as an all-time high of 98 unprovoked human shark attacks across the world, according to the International Shark Attack File. | In 2015, there as an all-time high of 98 unprovoked human shark attacks across the world, according to the International Shark Attack File. |
| There has not been a fatal shark attack in Texas since 1963, according to Shark Attack Data. | There has not been a fatal shark attack in Texas since 1963, according to Shark Attack Data. |