Re: 07/24/2008 Troy Zettle ( Florida )
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:39 pm
Teen Attacked by Shark
Posted By: Marcus Smith 1
ORLANDO, FL -- A Florida teenager was bitten by a shark in the waters of New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
The teen, David Zettle of Edgewater, jumped off his board in chest deep water on Wednesday afternoon and his dad said the boy's entire foot went in the shark's mouth.
He described serious lacerations on the top and bottom of his foot.
Zettle said the doctor told him it was one of the worst shark injuries the hospital has treated.
"It bit me once and I tried to get away, and it bit me again," Zettle said.
Other surfers at Ponce Inlet said they saw the shark try to jerk the 15-year-old under.
"And then there was a river of blood," Zettle said.
Zettle received about 30 stitches. He and his parents said they were optimistic that there was no permanent damage.
"I'll surf there again if the waves are good," Zettle said.
Lifeguards said sharks prowl the inlet because bait fish constantly swim in and out of that area.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/flor ... 17&catid=4
Posted By: Marcus Smith 1
ORLANDO, FL -- A Florida teenager was bitten by a shark in the waters of New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
The teen, David Zettle of Edgewater, jumped off his board in chest deep water on Wednesday afternoon and his dad said the boy's entire foot went in the shark's mouth.
He described serious lacerations on the top and bottom of his foot.
Zettle said the doctor told him it was one of the worst shark injuries the hospital has treated.
"It bit me once and I tried to get away, and it bit me again," Zettle said.
Other surfers at Ponce Inlet said they saw the shark try to jerk the 15-year-old under.
"And then there was a river of blood," Zettle said.
Zettle received about 30 stitches. He and his parents said they were optimistic that there was no permanent damage.
"I'll surf there again if the waves are good," Zettle said.
Lifeguards said sharks prowl the inlet because bait fish constantly swim in and out of that area.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/flor ... 17&catid=4