The doctor said he expects the 24-year-old to make a full recovery.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man who fell off a fishing boat last month at a marina in the Bahamas and was attacked by a shark is recovering. at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach that he’d be returning to the Bahamas and the water as soon as possible.WARNING: The video contains images that some may find disturbing.Wakeman was at the Flying Fish Marina in Long Island on April 26 when he tried to jump to the docked boat he was working on.
Wakeman said the boat’s captain tied a tourniquet on his leg before he was taken to a clinic. He was later flown to Florida for surgery at St. Mary’s. Dr. Robert Borrego said the shark punctured Wakeman’s kneecap and just missed an artery. The trauma surgeon estimated the shark to be about 7 feet long, based on the size of the bite mark.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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