A double shark attack left a 30-year-old man and 17-year-old boy injured in the Fernandina Beach area of Florida Friday, WJXT-TV reported.
Dustin Theobald was transported to Baptist Medical Center Nassau to receive treatment for the injuries he received while surfing with his 8-year-old son about 3:30 p.m. at Seaside Park at Beach Access No. 20, the television station said. Authorities described Theobald's injuries as non-life-threatening.
Theobald suffered several lacerations and puncture wounds to his right foot, Fernandina Beach Police told the television station.
"I was in 2 feet of water, or less, lying on my stomach, watching him just playing in the surf and I felt something grab onto my foot and pull," Theobald told WJXT-TV while recovering at the hospital.
"I reached down for my foot. I put my hand on his head -- he was probably 4-5 feet (long) – and when I did that, he shook twice and when I did that he released and left," he continued.
The television station said that while on the scene, police were called to the scene of another shark attack, this time on the 17-year-old nearly a mile away near Beach Access No. 31. A fire department spokesman said the teen was transported to the University of Florida Health in Jacksonville with non-life-threatening puncture wounds to his foot.
The Fernandina Beach Fire Department put out a statement on Facebook Friday, stating that it monitored the beaches Friday for other shark activity.
In the meantime, Theobald's brother Cameron Theobald, set up a GoFundMe page to help with medical expenses that included a graphic picture of the injury to his foot.
"Dustin works full time as (a) one man handy man and runs his own business so there will be no income while he recuperates for at least six weeks," Cameron Theobald said in a statement. "This includes not being able to drive while recovering. And as we all know bills don't stop.
"He has Florida blue Obamacare which we have had major issues with them contesting claims and paying very little. With the recurring rescue trips, ER, several nights in the hospital, at least two surgeries, physical therapy and everything else that has/will add up over this terrible day at the beach," he continued.
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