A 46-year-old swimmer was bitten in the torso, left arm and hand. He is expected to survive. He was swimming with the North County Ocean Swimmers at the time of the incident.
“He was shouting, ‘I’ve been bitten by a shark!’ We could see blood in the water, he said he had been bitten on his chest,” said swimmer Kevin Barrett. He rushed to help the victim.
“I didn’t know what I was swimming into. Was there going to be chunks out of him? Would we see a limb or a body part? I just didn’t know,” he added.
The shark encounter happened just before 9:00 a.m. about 100 yards offshore near Lifeguard Headquarters in Del Mar.
Barrett said he and another swimmer helped get the man back to shore. They were able to use a nearby surfer’s board as a gurney. He said the whole time, the victim was very calm.
“He was amazingly calm,” said Barrett. “You often hear of victims panicking, drowning their rescuer. I didn’t know what I was going out into, but he was incredibly calm, just explaining what happened.”
According to lifeguards, the victim went through surgery and was in the intensive care unit Monday.
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Swimmer Suffers Significant Shark Bites in First Attack of the Season | TODAY
(more…)Early Sunday morning near San Diego, a 46-year-old swimmer suffered “significant” but non-life-threatening shark bites to his torso, left arm, and hand. The attack prompted closure signs on beaches within a mile of the incident. NBC’s Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.
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City of Edinburg Offering Swim Lessons for Children and Adults | KRGV
Summer is almost here and lots of kids are already out for summer break, with many hitting the pool to cool off, but it’s important to do it safely.
Edinburg Aquatics Supervisor Nick Villarreal speaks with Channel 5 News’ Dina Herrera Garza on why it’s important to know how to swim.
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The College Swimmer Behind the NCAA’s $2.7 Billion Lawsuit | House vs NCAA | Kyle Millis
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As a member of the Arizona State Swim team & representing Team USA on multiple occasions, Grant’s NIL was used multiple times throughout his career by the NCAA but he never saw a dime of it. Nor did the Football & Basketball players that helped fund lower revenue-generating sports – like Olympic sports. Grant set out on a mission to change that.
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