Coast Guard rescues shark bite victim from Palmyra Atoll

KAPOLEI, HI, UNITED STATES

06.02.2014

Video by Lt. Bryan Weber 

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

A NOAA researcher living on Palmyra Atoll was bitten in the hand by a black tip reef shark while tagging sharks in the area of the Atoll. A USCG C-130 Hercules aircrew from CG Air Station Barbers Point responded, providing medical care and transportation back to Oahu, Hawaii. The patient is in stable condition.

• Date Taken: 06.02.2014
• Date Posted: 06.02.2014 21:26
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 340669
• VIRIN: 140602-G-ZY012-001
• Filename: DOD_101711341
• Length: 00:00:30
• Location: KAPOLEI, HI, US