Teenage girl seriously injured in Florida shark attack
CNN — A teenage girl is in serious, but stable condition after being bitten by a large shark while scalloping near Keaton Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast Thursday.
A juvenile “had sustained a shark bite while scalloping near Grassy Island in water approximately five feet deep,” according to The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).
Though the type of shark has not been determined, TCSO said it was about nine feet long.
“A family member reportedly jumped in the water and beat the shark until the juvenile was free,” TCSO said.
The girl was bitten twice and tried “poking it in the eyes and punching it,” but the shark would not loosen its grip, according to a Facebook post from the teenager’s fat...
