A 17-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being seriously injured when he was bitten by a shark that he dragged onto a boat off the coast of Galveston, Texas

The teen was said to be conscious and alert and was taken to the hospital, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement.

A 17-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being seriously injured when he was bitten by a shark that he dragged onto a boat off the coast of Galveston, Texas