Shark attack victim punched it in the face before he was rescued, friend says
A man who survived being bitten multiple times by a shark while swimming at a popular California beach on Sunday punched the predator on the nose, before he was rescued by quick-thinking fellow swimmers, an eyewitness has said.
A man who survived being bitten multiple times by a shark while swimming at a popular California beach on Sunday punched the predator on the nose, before he was rescued by quick-thinking fellow swimmers, an eyewitness has said.
The 46-year-old man was take to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla after suffering bites to his left hand, left arm and his torso around 9 a.m. Sunday, the City of Del Mar, north of San Diego, said in a statement.
The injuries were serious but not life-threatening, the statement said. Nearly the entire stretch of beach was closed after the attack.
The victim is part of a seasoned ocean swimming group that trains weekly. One of the group, Jenna Veal, who was right behind the man in the water during the attack, told NBC's "TODAY" show Monday that she heard him scream for help.
“He punched it in the face, he punched it in the nose,” she said. “I do know he had a gash on his hand from a shark’s tooth.”
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