Shark attack turns holiday boating trip into bloody fight for teen’s survival

A Texas teen was warring for his beingness arsenic a shark spot him portion boating with his begetter connected Memorial Day weekend. 

The incidental unfolded astir 3:15 p.m. connected Monday, erstwhile authorities with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office contacted the U.S. Coast Guard regarding reports that a 17-year-old lad had been bitten by a shark disconnected the seashore of Galveston Island, according to ABC 13. 

The teenage victim, his begetter and a 3rd idiosyncratic were aboard a vessel astir 2 hours offshore erstwhile the wound occurred, FOX 61 reported. 

Authorities said that the teen was bitten by the shark portion trying to propulsion it onto the boat, according to ABC 13.

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A 17-year-old lad is recovering aft reportedly being bitten by a shark portion boating disconnected the seashore of Galveston Island, Texas, connected May 25, 2026. (iStock)

The boy’s begetter instantly applied a tourniquet to the coiled and began navigating toward the Galveston Yacht Basin erstwhile the vas became disabled adjacent the jetties successful the Gulf, FOX 61 reported. 

The disabled vessel reportedly prompted an exigency effect from the Coast Guard, with rescue crews applying a 2nd tourniquet to mitigate the teen’s bleeding earlier transporting him backmost to land.

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The teenage unfortunate was bitten by a shark portion trying to propulsion the carnal onto a vessel disconnected the seashore of Galveston Island, Texas, connected May 25, 2026. (iStock)

Authorities person not revealed what caused the vessel to go disabled oregon however the shark was brought onto the vessel.  

The group’s vessel reportedly became disabled portion navigating backmost to Galveston Island aft a teenage lad was bitten by a shark portion boating successful Texas connected Monday, May 25, 2026. (iStock)

The unfortunate was conscious upon arriving backmost connected enactment and subsequently taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch for aesculapian treatment, ABC 13 reported.

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The teenage unfortunate was taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch aft his begetter applied a tourniquet pursuing a shark onslaught disconnected the seashore of Galveston Island, Texas, connected May 25, 2026. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Authorities person not released details regarding the grade of the teen’s injuries oregon the shark taxon progressive successful the incident. 

The U.S. Coast Guard and Galveston County Sheriff’s Office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.