The US Coast Guard medevaced a man who was bitten by a shark while diving near the Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco, on October 23. The man sustained injuries to its arm, wrist and hand.
The crew of the research vessel NorCal 1 notified the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders that one of the divers aboard was bitten by a shark and was in need of medical attention.
The shark reportedly bit the man’s arm, wrist and hand.
The NorCal 1 headed toward San Francisco and met the crew of San Francisco Police Department Marine 7, who took the man aboard and began administering first aid.
A US Coast Guard helicopter crew arrived on scene and hoisted the man into the helicopter using a rescue basket.
The Dolphin crew transported the man to Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto in stable condition.
