PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — A great white shark attacked a man spear fishing off Pebble Beach, California, Friday severely injuring his leg in what witnesses described as a "horrifying scene," according to news outlets
The victim's father, Armen Azatian, told KPIX-TV that the shark took "two or three bites" out of his son, 25-year-old Grigor Azatian, while they were fishing several hundred yards offshore. Azatian told the TV station that his son remained calm throughout the attack by the 15-foot shark and after he managed to escape.
“The rescue team told me his leg had been hit really hard,” Dan Silveira told KPIX. “I hope he gets to keep his leg. I hope he recovers fully.”
Grigor Azatian sustained a severe injury to his right thigh, rescue officials said, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The shark may have been tagged with a monitor by researchers shortly before the attack, local media reported.
A man who was attacked by a great white shark while spearfishing off of Pebble Beach is expected to make a full recovery. https://t.co/VElTydwAyS
— KOBI-TV NBC5 News (@KOBITV) November 28, 2017
Shark attack at Stillwater Cove in Pebble Beach. I’ve been told two off-duty Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies were at the beach and helped stabilize the victim until he was transported by ambulance to Natividad Medical Center. pic.twitter.com/bgw1nn8l7l
— Christopher Salas (@KSBWChristopher) November 25, 2017
Shark attacks, especially by great whites, are extremely uncommon and rarely fatal. From 1926 to roughly January of this year, 120 people have been attacked by sharks off the California coast.https://t.co/CK3OLqzTja
— Dolphin_Devotion (@KatWagner515) November 27, 2017
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