15-Year-Old Girl Loses Leg In Brazen Shark Attack -- Right On The Beach!
02.07.2022 - 04:01
/ perezhilton.com
A teenage girl was left seriously injured after a brutal shark attack on a Florida beach. And we mean ON THE BEACH.
According to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, emergency services responded to a report from Keaton Beach that a juvenile had been attacked by a shark. The 15-year-old girl was allegedly scalloping near Grassy Island when she sustained the injury. The area of the beach she was scalloping in had waters no deeper than 5 feet! Even in water that shallow, though, the unidentified 9 ft shark was able to attack the teen.
Terrifying…
It’s then reported that a totally badass family member jumped in the water and fought the shark, probably saving the teen’s life! The unnamed hero attacked the predator and “beat” it until it let go of the girl! WOW!
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The victim had to be airlifted to Tallahassee Hospital which is about 80 miles from Keaton Beach. She sustained serious injuries but is expected to survive, according to what Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett told CBS News. Unfortunately though, she lost her leg to the beast. So sad…
We can’t believe a shark attack would happen in such shallow water! But this far too common occurrence is actually seen often by medical professionals and emergency services near beaches and bodies of water where sharks reside. According to the International Shark File, Florida’s beaches are responsible for 40% of all unprovoked shark attacks — GLOBALLY!
This doesn’t mean Florida is the only place attacks happen in the US, and it’s important to be careful no matter what body of water you’re visiting. Only 9 days ago, another shark attack took place in Monterey Bay, California. A 62-year-old man identified as Steve Brummer was
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