| Q |
Where did your attack happen? |
| A |
The Sebastian Inlet, Florida. |
| Q |
What were you doing |
| A: |
Surfing. |
| Q |
What were the water conditions? |
| A: |
The waves were great that day. Kelley Slater (6 time world surfing
champion) was surfing and there were photographers all around. There
wasn't much visibility and there was tons of baitfish everywhere. |
| Q |
What happened the day of your attack? |
| A: |
I caught a wave to the inside and came within ten feet of the beach.
I got off my board and started to head back out. I was holding my
board to the side and jumping through the first few waves when I felt
an intense quick pinch on my knee. It's jaws clamped down on both
sides of my leg. Then it just let go. |
| Q |
What did you do next? |
| A: |
I got out of the water and saw blood dripping down my leg. I was
sort of in disbelief because it had happened so fast. Kevin Welsh
(professional photographer for Surfing magazine) took a picture of
me as I walked up the beach and headed to the concession stand to
ask for a first aid kit. |
| Q |
Did you need stitches? |
| A: |
No. I didn't even go to the hospital. I had puncture wounds from
my kneecap to the inside of my leg. I just poured some peroxide on
it and went home. It was swollen and painful a few hours later. |
| Q |
Have you been back in the water? |
| A: |
Yes. I took one day off and was back in the water - it hurt though.
The following day I left for California to attend Yoga school for
three months. All that stretching healed my knee from the inside out. |
| Q |
Do you have any animosity towards sharks? |
| A: |
Not at all. I think it was a case of mistaken identity. I was in
the way of the shark feeding. I once caught a shark fishing and let
it go; a shark caught me and let me go. We're even. |
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