Re: 07/09/2008 Baileigh Foster ( North Carolina )
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:09 am
Bailleigh Foster, 14, of Sneads Ferry, was bitten by what doctors say was likely a shark in waist-deep water off Emerald Isle on Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
N.C. girl bitten by shark off Emerald Isle
Girl bitten by shark returns home
Posted: Today at 8:39 a.m.
Emerald Isle, N.C. — A 14-year-old girl who was likely bitten by a shark off Emerald Isle has gotten out the hospital and returned home to Sneads Ferry.
Baileigh Foster was swimming in waist-deep water when she was bitten in the foot around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A doctor at Cartert General Hospital, where Baleigh was treated, said she suffered lacerations consistent with those inflicted by a shark bite.
Baileigh said she had never thought a shark would attack her.
"It did, and I was surprised, but it's just one out of a million chances," Baileigh said.
She underwent surgery at repair ligament damage and was released from the hospital on Friday.
Doctors said they expect Baileigh to make a full recovery in time for her to play on her high-school soccer team this fall.
Baileigh said she will not be afraid to go swimming in the ocean again – but does not plan to swim at dusk again.
Shark attacks are more frequent in the early morning and evening when sharks are feeding in the dim light.
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/3195749/
N.C. girl bitten by shark off Emerald Isle
Girl bitten by shark returns home
Posted: Today at 8:39 a.m.
Emerald Isle, N.C. — A 14-year-old girl who was likely bitten by a shark off Emerald Isle has gotten out the hospital and returned home to Sneads Ferry.
Baileigh Foster was swimming in waist-deep water when she was bitten in the foot around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A doctor at Cartert General Hospital, where Baleigh was treated, said she suffered lacerations consistent with those inflicted by a shark bite.
Baileigh said she had never thought a shark would attack her.
"It did, and I was surprised, but it's just one out of a million chances," Baileigh said.
She underwent surgery at repair ligament damage and was released from the hospital on Friday.
Doctors said they expect Baileigh to make a full recovery in time for her to play on her high-school soccer team this fall.
Baileigh said she will not be afraid to go swimming in the ocean again – but does not plan to swim at dusk again.
Shark attacks are more frequent in the early morning and evening when sharks are feeding in the dim light.
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/3195749/