A teenager from Texas is in critical condition after a shark attack while he was on a boating trip with his father during Memorial Day weekend.
The alarming event took place at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office alerted the U.S. Coast Guard following reports of a 17-year-old being bitten by a shark near Galveston Island, as reported by ABC 13.
According to FOX 61, the young victim, his father, and another person were on a boat about two hours offshore when the incident occurred.
Authorities stated that the shark bit the teenager as he attempted to pull the creature onto the boat, ABC 13 noted.
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A 17-year-old is in recovery after a shark bite incident while boating near Galveston Island, Texas, on May 25, 2026. (iStock)
The boy’s father immediately applied a tourniquet to the wound and began navigating toward the Galveston Yacht Basin when the vessel became disabled near the jetties in the Gulf, FOX 61 reported.
The disabled boat reportedly prompted an emergency response from the Coast Guard, with rescue crews applying a second tourniquet to mitigate the teen’s bleeding before transporting him back to land.
The teenage victim was bitten by a shark while trying to pull the animal onto a boat off the coast of Galveston Island, Texas, on May 25, 2026. (iStock)
Authorities have not revealed what caused the boat to become disabled or how the shark was brought onto the vessel.
The group’s boat reportedly became disabled while navigating back to Galveston Island after a teenage boy was bitten by a shark while boating in Texas on Monday, May 25, 2026. (iStock)
The victim was conscious upon arriving back on shore and subsequently taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch for medical treatment, ABC 13 reported.
The teenage victim was taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch after his father applied a tourniquet following a shark attack off the coast of Galveston Island, Texas, on May 25, 2026. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Authorities have not released details regarding the extent of the teen’s injuries or the shark species involved in the incident.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Galveston County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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