Along the beach another yell went up, this one tinged not with joviality, but trepidation. A woman beckoned her neighbours down to the waterline, while she clutched at her throat with shaking hands.
A group gathered around her, eyes wide as they studied what the storm had thrown at their feet.
One of them took out a cellphone. They couldn’t deal with this alone; the emergency services were required. They didn’t call the police… this man needed urgent medical assistance if he was going to survive his horrendous injuries.