Florida Authorities Warn of Shark Dangers Along Gulf Coast Beaches After 3 People Are Attacked

Florida Authorities Warn of Shark Dangers Along Gulf Coast Beaches After 3 People Are Attacked
People walk along the shoreline in Navarre Beach, Fla., on March 27, 2013. Nick Tomecek/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP
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Authorities are using boats to patrol the ocean and warning swimmers about sharks this weekend along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where a woman and two teenage girls were hurt in two separate shark attacks on Friday.

The attacks off beaches in the Florida Panhandle led authorities to temporarily close several beaches to swimmers on Friday. Beaches were reopened Saturday, with flags warning of high hazards.