Family of Rockaway Beach shark attack victim breaks silence: ‘Grateful to be alive’

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Tatyana Koltunyuk's family expresses gratitude for her survival after she lost '20 pounds of flesh' in a shark attack off Rockaway Beach.

off Rockaway Beach said Wednesday she is “grateful to be alive” after the harrowing encounter.

“We are deeply moved by the outpouring of support we have received, but for now we ask above all for everyone to respect our privacy as we focus all of our energies on helping her to recover.” Diaz, who has been lifeguarding for over 50 years, said that he has never seen anything like what happened to Koltunyuk, who was known by lifeguards to visit the beach regularly,

 

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