Mississippi Man Bitten By Shark Off Louisiana Coast

The Coast Guard says it rescued a Mississippi man who was bitten by a shark while fishing Saturday near Breton Island off the Louisiana coast.

Petty Officer Tom Atkeson said in a press release that the 56-year-old man from Jackson had been a passenger on a boat called the Predator about 65 miles southeast of New Orleans in Breton Sound (CLICK HERE to read the remainder of the article.)

What a coincidence that the attack came on the first day of Shark Week.