Shark Attacks Swimmers
Associated Press
GULF SHORES, Ala. —
Two swimmers were attacked Friday morning in the Gulf of Mexico, apparently by a shark, and one man lost his right arm as a result.
Police closed a 30-mile stretch of public beaches. Shark experts said the attack was the first in Alabama waters in nearly 25 years.
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