A teenage girl lost her leg after being attacked by a shark while she was scalloping in five-foot deep water and was saved by a family member who jumped in and beat the animal off her.
The 15-year-old, whose has not been identified, was attacked near Grassy Island, off Keaton Beach in Taylor County.
Her injuries were so severe she had to be airlifted to a hospital in Tallahassee, about 80 miles northwest of Keaton Beach, the sheriff’s office said.
She had surgery and is expected to survive, Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett told CBS News.
A 15-year-old girl, whose has not been identified, was attacked by a shark near Grassy Island, off Keaton Beach in Taylor County
Signage is placed along many of the Florida beaches warning swimmers, surfers, to ‘know your risk when entering the water.’ Florida has topped the global charts for for shark bites and accounts for nearly 40% of unprovoked shark bites worldwide, according to The International Shark File (ISAF)
