Date of attack: | May 11th 2023 |
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Location: | Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida |
Shark species: | Bull shark, 4' |
Name of victim: | Ella Reed |
Age of victim: | 13 years old |
Sex of victim: | F |
Activity: | Sitting |
Injury: | Multiple bites |
Teen Girl Fights Off Shark at Fort Pierce Beach, Florida
On May 11, 2023, 13-year-old Ella Reed was sitting in waist-deep water near a jetty at North Jetty Beach in Fort Pierce, Florida, when a shark suddenly bit her on the side. She punched the shark, causing it to swim away briefly, but it quickly returned, biting her arm and finger.
Reed called out to her mother and brother for help. She was taken to the hospital, where doctors treated her wounds with 19 stitches. She believes the attacking shark was a 5- to 6-foot bull shark.
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