Walton County on Florida’s panhandle closed all beaches after two people were attacked by sharks in separate incidents on Friday at two beaches two miles apart, NBC News reports. Neither of the incidents involved people swimming off boats, but it’s unclear how far the victims in both attacks were from shore.
In the first incident, a woman was attacked while swimming off shore around 1:15 p.m., prompting officials to issue a double-red flag warning of the risk to swimmers. Shortly thereafter, at Inlet Beach around five miles to the southeast, witnesses said a teenage swimmer was attacked. Both victims were airlifted to trauma centers outside the area for treatment, and they were in critical but stable condition when transported.