There is also no confirmation on the type of shark that may have been spotted. MySA reached out to the City of South Padre Island and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for more information.

A Fourth of July at the beach went awry due to a shark attack on South Padre Island, a popular tourist destination on the Southeast Texas Coast. Two people were bitten by a shark, and beachgoers ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations Thursday at South Padre Island as two people were taken to the hospital with bites, at least one of them severe ...