A 17-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after suffering serious injuries from a shark bite while aboard a boat offshore near Galveston, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

A 19-year-old woman was bitten by a shark on May 28 on the west end of Galveston Island -- but she didn’t go down without a fight.

A 13-year-old girl bravely fended off a shark in the waters off of Fort Pierce, Florida, and is recovering after the attack left her with bites on her torso, arm, finger and knee.

The Coast Guard transported a shark attack victim from a fishing vessel approximately 35 miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, on Friday.

The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the death of a woman Monday afternoon near Bailey Island. Witnesses at the scene said the woman was swimming off the shore when she was injured in what appeared to be a shark attack. Kayakers helped transport the woman and her daughter back to shore, where they were met by members of the Harpswell EMS squad. Marine Patrol says the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Read more from WCSH: https://bit.ly/3hBgWsW