The Monterey County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a man bitten by a shark near Stillwater Cove, Pebble Beach, on Friday, November 24.

The man suffered severe injuries, but intervention from a sheriff’s deputy prevented “massive blood loss,” according to a statement.

Scouting the area from the air in the aftermath of the attack, the air-unit spotted a “large aquatic animal” in the sea off Pescadero Point. This video shows the aerial response by the sheriff’s department. Credit: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office via Storyful