A dramatic video was posted on Twitter by the Coast Guard of Los Angeles on Saturday featuring the rescue operation of a surfer who was bitten by a shark off the coast of Southern California.
The 37-year-old surfer, bitten by the shark on his left leg and bleeding profusely, was initially rescued by another man on a boat before calling for emergency help.
A Coast Guard team arrived to the scene with a helicopter and winched the injured man aboard before transporting him to Santa Barbara Airport, where he received first aid before he was taken to a hospital.