I watched in horror as wife was mauled by shark – I saw blood in the water as beast sunk its teeth into her leg
A HUSBAND watched in horror as his wife was mauled by a shark and saw blood gushing from her leg wound. Lindsay Bruns, from Texas, was with her family in Lower Keys, Florida when the attack happened on June 29. The mom of two, 35, was on a pontoon board and had dived into the […]
A HUSBAND watched in horror as his wife was mauled by a shark and saw blood gushing from her leg wound.
Lindsay Bruns, from Texas, was with her family in Lower Keys, Florida when the attack happened on June 29.
The mom of two, 35, was on a pontoon board and had dived into the water several times before her husband Luke heard a huge splash, the Miami Herald reports.
He saw blood in the water and Lindsay cried for help.
Luke noticed blood squirting from her leg injury and used rope to try and stop the bleeding.
Lindsay had been left with a half-circle-shaped injury and Florida Wildlife Commission officer Christopher Boley said she had “puncture marks” on her thigh.
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Luke revealed that the two girls, aged seven and five, witnessed the moment the shark attacked.
He told WPLG: “They were bawling. They were screaming, they saw it all. It was very traumatic.”
She was hospitalized and has had three surgeries and 11 blood transfusions.
Officials said that Lindsay received an in-flight blood transfusion as she was airlifted to the hospital.
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They believe it likely helped save her life, WPLG reported.
Luke told the Miami Herald: “The trauma team is hopeful for a full recovery.
“They have reconstructed all of her muscle and the tissue on her leg.
“We are now just waiting to see if it all survives. So far it is looking good.”
Luke said that his family will still visit the Lower Keys but admitted they will do more fishing, rather than swimming.
Data from the International Shark Attack File revealed that Florida recorded 28 cases where shark bites were unprovoked.
It makes up around 60 per cent of the total number of unprovoked bites in the US.
SHARK CAPITAL
New Smyrna Beach has been named the shark capital of the world and has already been hit by three brutal attacks this year.
In the most recent attack, a 28-year-old surfer was bitten just before noon on Sunday.
The man fell off of his surfboard and was bitten on his left foot.
Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue Capt. Alex Miller told the Sun the surfer only had minor injuries.
Two men in their early twenties suffered bites to their legs and feet in March.
Last September a 16-year- old boy was bitten in the arm in New Smyrna Beach while surfing. He needed nine stitches.
Gavin Naylor, ISAF’s manager, told Spectrum news the chances of getting bit by a shark in New Smyrna Beach are 10 times higher than anywhere in the world.
But, he said the overall chances of experiencing an attack are low.
He said: “You’re far more likely to get involved in a fender bender driving to New Smyrna Beach.”
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Meanwhile, shocking video captured the moment a shark mauled a seal off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
And, lifeguard Zach Gallo was left with a shocking hand injury after being attacked by a five-foot shark during a training exercise in New York.