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Multiple people were injured in a shark attack while on a beach in Texas on the Fourth of July, authorities confirmed.
The South Padre Island Police Department and the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area confirmed to Fox News Digital that four people were injured during the encounter with the ocean predator on South Padre Island in the state's southern coast.
Police said that the attacks happened at approximately 11 a.m. local time along Beach Access 14, near Wanna Wanna Beach Bar and Grill.
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Shark attacks 4 people at Texas beach on Fourth of July: police
Four people were injured in a shark attack in South Padre Island, Texas, on the Fourth of July, police said. One of the victims was "severely" injured.