Shark attack turns holiday boating trip into bloody fight for teen’s survival

A Texas teenager was fighting for his life as a shark bit him while boating with his father on Memorial Day weekend. 

The incident unfolded around 3:15 p.m. on Monday, when authorities with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office contacted the U.S. Coast Guard regarding reports that a 17-year-old boy had been bitten by a shark off the coast of Galveston Island, according to ABC 13. 

The teenage victim, his father and a third individual were aboard a boat roughly two hours offshore when the bite occurred, FOX 61 reported.