A TEEN who lost part of her leg after being attacked by a nine-foot shark in Florida has spoken of her bloody ordeal for the first time.
Addison Bethea, 17, was scalloping in water about five feet deep near Grassy Island, just off Keaton Beach, when she wasAddison Bethea was saved thanks to the heroic actions of her half-brother RhettCredit: Facebook She was rushed to hospital with serious injuries as doctors desperately attempted to save her severely torn lib.
On Friday, she described the heroic efforts of her half-brother Rhett Willingham, 22, who jumped in the water and beat the huge shark off until his sibling was free. "Rhett was just like tapping me and the something latches onto my leg. And I was like, 'That’s not Rhett'. I look and there’s this big old shark," Addison told“I remembered from watching animal planet you’re supposed to punch them in the nose or something - but I couldn’t get around to his nose the way he bit me,” she added.
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