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Rockaway Beach shark attack victim ‘lost 20 pounds of flesh’ after bite: sources
NY Post ^ | August 8, 2023 12:12pm | By Joe Marino and Olivia Land

Posted on 08/08/2023 11:42:34 AM PDT by Red Badger

The woman bitten by a shark while swimming alone at Rockaway Beach is believed to have lost “approximately 20 pounds of flesh” in the rare attack — believed to be the waterfront’s first since 1953, sources told The Post on Tuesday.

The victim, a 65-year-old Queens woman, was attacked off the shore near Beach 59th Street shortly before 6 p.m. Monday — losing a large chunk of her left leg, above the knee, to the shark, according to sources and a photo of her injury.

Lifeguards spotted her screaming for help in the water — and pulled her to shore, where she was given first aid. A tourniquet was also applied to her leg to help stem the bleeding before first responders arrived.

The woman was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where staff said she was in stable but critical condition Tuesday.

The teeth marks on the victim’s leg wound indicated that she may have been bitten by a bull or Thresher shark – though the possibility of a great white encounter could not be ruled out, a source familiar with the incident said.

“[It’s] definitely a shark bite,” Dr. Gavin Naylor, the Program Director at the Florida Program for Shark Research, told The Post after seeing an image of the victim’s wound.

“Looks as though it was a fairly clean single bite with some force. You can see the spacing between the teeth,” he continued while noting he would need to see the other side of the woman’s leg “to narrow the species down.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: newyork; rockawaybeach; sharkattack; sharks
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To: Red Badger

Being facetious, that’s not a 20 pound loss of flesh at all.


41 posted on 08/08/2023 6:37:34 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: doorgunner69
We have a big’un here.

That's what the shark said..............

42 posted on 08/09/2023 5:07:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Kenny Bania

Gabba Gabba Hey!


43 posted on 08/09/2023 5:08:45 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Pounds were larger back then.......................😜


44 posted on 08/09/2023 5:08:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Kenny Bania

Ramones?....................


45 posted on 08/09/2023 5:15:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Karliner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP41wmesWsk


46 posted on 08/09/2023 5:22:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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