Wild Video Captured of Coast Guard Saving Surfer After Shark Attack

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Shark attack! It happened Saturday afternoon in waters off San Pedro.

The Coast Guard says a  call came in claiming a surfer had been bitten on his leg by a shark northwest of Santa Rosa Island.

A tourniquet was used to prevent significant blood loss before he was airlifted an hour later to the Santa Barbara Airport, where medical units were waiting.

He is reportedly in stable condition.

Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station San Francisco FOB Mugu medevacs shark bite victim to saftey and transports him to Santa Barbara Airport where EMTs awaited. pic.twitter.com/zyDewiQWpU

— USCG Los Angeles (@USCGLosAngeles) December 22, 2019