Sign In  |  Register  |  About Sunnyvale  |  Contact Us

Sunnyvale, CA
September 01, 2020 10:10am
7-Day Forecast | Traffic
  • Search Hotels in Sunnyvale

  • CHECK-IN:
  • CHECK-OUT:
  • ROOMS:

Teen survives shark bite off Texas beach: 'I started punching it'

A 19-year-old teen from Oklahoma is expected to make a full recovery after a shark bit her hand off the coast of Galveston, Texas, last week.

A 19-year-old Oklahoma teen recalled surviving a shark bite in the waters off a beach near Galveston, Texas, while on vacation with her family last week.

Damiana Humphrey told FOX26 Houston the shark took her hand in its jaws while she was swimming in waist-deep water with her siblings. 

"As I was turning, a shark grabbed a hold of my hand," the teen said. "I looked down and there was a shark attached to my hand, so I guess I started punching it. That part is kind of blurry to me."

When the shark eventually let go of Damiana’s hand, she and her siblings rushed to shore.

SHARK ATTACK OFF CALIFORNIA COAST LEAVES 46-YEAR-MAN HOSPITALIZED, BEACHES CLOSED

While Damiana said her encounter with the shark "is kind of blurry to me," she said her siblings believed the shark was four to five feet long.

It was unclear what type of shark bit the teen.

Damiana was rushed to a hospital with four severed tendons in her hand and underwent surgery, the outlet reported.

FLORIDA IS NAMED THE SHARK ATTACK CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

Damiana told the station that she is expected to make a full recovery with physical therapy.

"Honestly, I'm just glad it wasn't as bad as it could have been," the teen said.

CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Galveston Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis told the station that shark bites don’t often occur in the area, though the incidents he has seen have been cases where the shark mistakes a human for prey and quickly lets them go.

Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io
Stock quotes supplied by Barchart
Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes.
By accessing this page, you agree to the following
Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
 
 
Copyright © 2010-2020 Sunnyvale.com & California Media Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.