Shark Bites Beach Fisherman Who Dragged Thrashing Predator Back To Water After Catch

A fisherman successful a able beach picnic basking spot became nan entity of nature's wrath while wrestling pinch a shark he caught during nan July Fourth weekend. 

A 21-year-old man in Nantucket caught a communal sandbar shark connected Sunday and reeled it onto shore, according to nan Nantucket Current. When he attempted to return nan shark to nan ocean, it spot him connected nan leg, causing a superior injury.

The unnamed unfortunate was driven by friends to a section hospital, and later flown by Boston Medflight chopper to a mainland infirmary to beryllium treated further for his injuries. 

A position of Madaket Beach connected April 25, 2020, successful Nantucket, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

FLORIDA SHARK ATTACKS SURFER, LATCHED ON ‘LIKE A BEAR TRAP’ IN WORLD’S BITE CAPITAL

As nan summertime formation play is successful afloat effect nationwide, instances of shark bites are progressively being reported. 

On nan aforesaid time arsenic nan Nantucket incident, a 40-year-old surfer named Matthew Bender of Winter Park, Florida, was attacked by a shark successful New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Benton suffered a 10-inch wound that severed muscles, tendons and nerves, but survived nan attack. 

New Smyrna Beach is known arsenic nan "shark wound capital" of nan United States, according to "Shark Week" big Forrest Galante, who precocious spoke pinch Fox News Digital astir summertime information tips for avoiding antagonistic encounters pinch sharks. 

A sandy way surrounded by greenery leads to a Nantucket Beach. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)

'SHARK WEEK' HOST WARNS BEACHGOERS WHERE AND WHEN PREDATORS ARE MOST LIKELY TO ATTACK

On June 11, a 9-year-old woman snorkeling disconnected nan seashore of Boca Grande, Florida, connected nan state's Gulf Coast, sustained a gruesome shark wound that astir severed her hand. Leah Lendel was rushed by chopper to Tampa General Hospital, wherever she underwent a successful room involving artery grafts, bony reconstruction and nervus repair to prevention her hand. 

Later successful June, a beachgoer was injured successful an attack connected Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, different celebrated tourer destination for summertime getaways. 

That incident "involved a diligent pinch a limb wounded accordant pinch lacerations typically associated pinch a shark bite," according to Hilton Head Fire Rescue. 

Galante warned that nan water is simply a shark's domain. 

"Shark Week" big Forrest Galante warned swimmers astir shark attacks. (iStock)

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"Now, a batch of group fearfulness them, and they spot them arsenic mindless sidesplitting machines, but nan truth is, these are conscionable animals that beryllium astatine nan apical of nan nutrient chain," he said. "And immoderate clip that we participate into nan water, we're entering into their domain. So, erstwhile location is simply a shark onslaught aliases a shark bite, that is simply because we person gone into a residence wherever we arsenic quality beings don't really belong, and we're not nan apex predator."

Fox News' Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.