Katarina Zarutskie: The model bitten by a shark while posing on holiday

BBC ^ | 11 July 2018 | Kelly-Leigh Cooper

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So when model Katarina Zarutskie visited with her boyfriend and his family last month, she was keen to make the most of the beautiful sights.

After a family lunch in an area known as Staniel Cay, Katarina spotted people snorkelling and interacting with a pack of nurse sharks nearby.

Despite concern from her boyfriend's family, she was keen to get into the waters to get some photographs with them.

"From my previous knowledge from surfing and scuba diving, I know nurse sharks are usually very safe," she tells the BBC. "I've seen countless photos of people with them on Instagram."

She says that after a few minutes posing, a local resident on the pier encouraged her to lie back and float in the water.

"At this point people were starting to take photos and right as I lay back, after a few seconds, I was pulled under," she says.

Her boyfriend's father was photographing Katarina at the time, and accidentally caught the whole incident in a series of images.

The shark held her underwater for several seconds before she managed to tear her wrist from its grip.

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Meanwhile, in Australia, another blond learns about nurse sharks: Watch terrifying moment woman feeding sharks is bit, pulled into water

[Gamecock]

"I've seen countless photos of people with them on Instagram."

Idiot.

[Kozak]

I’d like to bite her too.....

[DannyTN]

This thread is useless without pictures.

And blurry water pictures of sharks don’t count.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

I know nurse sharks are usually very safe

Really? I always heard that nurse sharks (at least the ones here in Florida) were fairly aggressive...

[Blue Jays]

Please be gentle when biting Katarina.

[Gamecock]

Better?

[gathersnomoss]

Woopsie Daisy...

[Jewbacca]

Best thing that ever happened to her career.

She’s a victim now.

[Bratch]

So she’s blonde.

That explains a great many things.

[DannyTN]

Oh that’s nice....

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white

[Calvin Locke]

And blurry water pictures of sharks don’t count.

It's to obscure the triple top secret "lasers" they're wearing.

[DesertRhino]

I can completely understand why the shark just wanted the littlest nibble on her.

[JohnnyP]

A Great White would throw her back. Not enough fat.

[Gamecock]

Covered by Dee Snider

[Stevenc131]

Disney Syndrome strikes again. Most animals aren’t cuddly and they don’t want to be your friend.

[newfreep]

Bobby D, is that you?

To be honest, his “Beyond the Sea’” is STILL a great, jazzy song and every now and then I play it on his Greatest Hits CD.

[Preachin']

And the shark said, “This meat is way too stringy.”

[Gamecock]

I have him on my Spotify! Great stuff.