In North Carolina, 2 teens lose their left arms in separate shark attacks

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In two separate shark attacks in Oak Island, North Carolina, on Sunday, a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl lost their left arms.

The teenagers, whose names were not released, also sustained other serious injuries, authorities said. A spokeswoman for New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington said they were both in stable condition after surgery, with the girl's left arm amputated below the elbow and the boy's left arm amputated below the shoulder. The girl also suffered lower leg tissue damage.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.