Man Attacked by Shark at Florida Navy Base
Both of the man’s arms were mauled, and officials said shark attacks are extremely rare in the Pensacola metro area.
- On Monday, a United States Navy base employee was critically injured in a shark attack while swimming near the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Marina at Naval Support Activity Panama City, suffering extensive injuries to both arms.
- Capt. Tristan Oliveira, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Panama City, said the team initially received a 911 call for a drowning victim before federal fire responders discovered a shark attack victim instead.
- This incident follows a separate shark bite on Friday, June 5, where a fisherman was bitten by a bull shark after hooking the animal near the jetties at Fort Pickens, requiring air-lifted hospital care.
- The Navy employee remained in critical condition Tuesday morning at HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital following surgery, and officials have not identified the specific type of shark involved.
- While experts note that unprovoked shark attacks are rare in the Florida Panhandle, NOAA researcher Dr. John Carlson explains that some species naturally move inshore and offshore based on water temperatures and migration patterns.
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What began as an apparent drowning emergency ended up becoming an unusual incident within a U.S. Navy facility. A civilian employee was seriously injured after being attacked by a shark while swimming during his lunch hour near a naval base in Florida.
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