Anthony Haddad GVWire.com Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:15 UTC
A reported dog attack caused the death of a man in Fresno Thursday.
At 5 a.m. that day, authorities responded to reports of screams near an orchard at the intersection of North and Peach avenues in Fresno, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office reported.
Deputies and emergency medical personnel found an injured homeless man who said he had been attacked by a husky-type dog.
Despite medical intervention and transport to the hospital, the man died due to significant blood loss.
Deputies searched the area but did not find the dog.
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office has launched an investigation into the incident and urges anyone with information to contact them at 559-600-3111.
A destructive tornado tore its way through Dongming County, situated in China’s eastern province of Shandong, resulting in a tragic loss of life and numerous injuries.
A tornado swept through China's eastern province of Shandong on Friday, killing one person and injuring scores of others, officials said.
Authorities said 79 people were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying degrees in Dongming county.
The tornado swept through the town, uprooting trees and tearing off store signs, according to videos on state media. Large amounts of debris swirled in the air.
Beryl wreaked havoc across the Caribbean as a Category 4 storm, knocking down power in much of Montego Bay and causing extensive reported damage across the island of Jamaica.
Two elderly people were tragically trampled to death by an irate elephant in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday night.
The deceased have been identified as Ilawati Rabha (56) and Gunj Rabha (70). According to information, the incident occured at Lakhipur area wherein the duo was caught off guard by the wild tusker which had ventured into the civilian zone possibly in search of food.
While the woman, Ilawati, hails from Lakhipur itself, the other individual, Gunj, was a resident of Meghalaya but residing in the village.
Crocodile resting on the bank of Billabong in Australia.
The remains of a missing 12-year-old girl in Australia have been found after she was attacked and taken by a crocodile while swimming in a creek, police said.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening at about 5:30 p.m. local time in the remote community of Palumpa -- approximately a seven-hour drive southwest of Darwin with a population of about 400 people -- in Australia's Northern Territory, according to the Northern Territory Police, Fire & Emergency services in a statement released on Wednesday.
"Around 5:30pm last night, police received reports of a missing 12-year-old child who was last seen swimming at Mango Creek," authorities said. "Initial reports stated the child had been attacked by a crocodile. Community members and Peppimenarti Police attended the scene and began searching for the child, who has yet to be located."
A search and rescue team was immediately deployed into the area with officers from Wadeye assisting but, several hours later, the remains of the 12-year-old girl were found, according to a statement released by the Northern Territory Police.
Ohio man playing football in knee-deep water bitten by shark in New Smyrna Beach
A beachgoer was bitten by a shark at New Smyrna Beach on Thursday afternoon, leaving him in the hospital, according to the Volusia County Beach Safety.
In a release, VCBS officials announced that the beachgoer — a 21-year-old Ohio man visiting the area — was bitten on his right foot while playing football in "knee-deep water" near Flagler Avenue just before 4 p.m.
As a result, he was taken to the hospital for treatment, though the release shows his injuries aren't life-threatening.
No additional information has been provided at this time, including what type of shark was responsible for the attack.
Tristan Maglunog and Meredith Deliso ABC News Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:04 UTC
Four people are believed to have been injured by the same shark while in waters off the southern coast of Texas on the Fourth of July, officials said.
Texas Game Warden Capt. Chris Dowdy told ABC Weslaco, Texas, affiliate KRGV that four separate incidents involving the shark, including two bites, were reported off South Padre Island.
In one of the incidents, the South Padre Island Police Department said it received a call reporting a "severe" shark bite to the leg at around 11 a.m. local time Thursday near the 4100 block of Gulf Boulevard.
First responders from the South Padre Island police and fire departments provided treatment at the scene before the man was transported to Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, police said.
Footage from a beachgoer who witnessed the incident showed a shark swimming near the shore in the vicinity of that attack.
Comment: A day earlier: Large waterspout over Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana on the 4th of July