A 17-year-old boy was bitten by a shark on Monday afternoon while boating with his father off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The incident occurred around 3:15 p.m. as the boat, carrying three people, was traveling to Galveston’s Yacht Basin. The teen was conscious and alert when taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for treatment, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Authorities were called after the boat became disabled in the water. The boy’s father applied a tourniquet to the wound, and rescue crews applied a second tourniquet before transporting the teen back to shore. The Coast Guard responded to the disabled boat near the jetties in the Gulf. The group’s boat reportedly became disabled while navigating back to Galveston Island after the incident. The teen was reportedly bitten while trying to pull the shark onto the boat, though authorities have not revealed what caused the boat to become disabled or how the shark was brought onto the vessel.
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Teen bitten by shark while boating off Texas coast
By The Unbiased Times AI
May 26, 2026 • 5:37 PM• Updated May 26, 2026 • 6:45 PM
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All sources agree on the core facts of the incident: a 17-year-old was bitten by a shark while boating off the coast of Galveston, Texas, and was treated after the Coast Guard responded to a disabled boat. The sources differ slightly in their emphasis on the circumstances of the incident, such as the teen's actions leading to the bite and the boat's disablement, but there is no significant divergence in the overall narrative.
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