Woman swims to safety after shark attack
A woman swam to safety after being attacked by a shark which left her bleeding badly from bites on her soulder, arm and wrist in Hawaii.
Julie Glance, a 34-year-old bank executive, said she had been in the water off Maui for about ten minutes when something struck her shoulder.
“It felt like he collided with me,” she said in hospital
“I pulled my arm against my stomach very tight because it was very badly gashed,” Julie. “And I swam on my back in part of the way.”
American tourist Steve Bona was on his surfboard when he heard shouts
“She was just screaming, ‘Help, help, help,”’ he said and then he saw the grey shark which was up to ten feet long.
He eventually helped Glance onto his board and paddled ashore with blood dribbling into the water along the way.
“The doctors say it’s pretty miraculous that I wasn’t more damaged,” said Julie, from San Diego, California.
It was the second shark attack in the area in less than a month.
The International Shark Attack File in Florida listed the Maui incident as the 52nd shark attack worldwide this year, including six in Hawaii.
