A person who was bitten by a shark whereas fishing close to Bimini, Bahamas, was rescued by way of helicopter, the US Coast Guard stated.
Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders obtained phrase noon Monday the 51-year-old was bitten whereas aboard a vessel and a tourniquet was utilized to the person's arm to forestall additional blood loss, USCG stated.
After officers decided the person required a medical evacuation, a Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and crew arrived on the scene, hoisted the person and transported him to a hospital in Miami, the information launch stated.
The person is reportedly in secure situation.
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"This was the absolute best consequence to a really terrifying state of affairs," stated Sean Connett, command obligation officer at Coast Guard District Seven.
"This particular person was lucky a fellow crew member was in a position to render help previous to the Coast Guard's arrival which allowed for a fast extraction from the vessel."