Shark attacks jolt beach town

OAK ISLAND, NC — Two kids vacationing in Oak Island were in waistdeep water when they lost limbs in separate shark attacks, officials said on Monday.

A 12yearold girl from Asheboro lost part of her left arm and suffered a leg injury, and a 16yearold boy from Winston Salem lost his left arm less than 90 minutes later and two miles away Sunday afternoon, officials said. Each was 20 yards offshore.

Both were listed in good condition Monday.

The Brunswick County emergency-services director, Brian Watts, credited their survival to the quick work of bystanders, who helped to stanch their bleeding, and the work of emergency personnel.

“Without that, we would have had a different outcome,” he said.