Florida man speaks out about shark attack in Bahamas
Marlin Wakeman, 24, was working at a port in the Bahamas on April 26 when he lost his footing and fell into a “shark pit.” He said he was attacked by 20 sharks after falling into the water, but managed to escape. (Photo courtesy of WSVN)
According to reports, a 15-year-old girl from Aspen, Colorado, was seriously injured after being attacked by a shark while scuba diving in Belize this week, and a fundraising page set up in her honor.
Annabelle Carlson had just returned to a tour boat on Tuesday after scuba diving with her family and a tour group when she decided to jump back in the water for a quick swim, according to a fundraising page set up by a family friend.
The Belize Coast Guard told ABC News the girl lost a leg in the attack.
“Then the unthinkable happened – a 1 in 11.5 million chance of something like this happening. The unthinkable happened – a shark attack – an extremely aggressive, extremely traumatic and terrifying fight for her life,” the fundraising page reads.
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A 15-year-old boy from Colorado was reportedly seriously injured after being attacked by a shark while scuba diving in Belize this week, and a fundraising page set up in his honor is also listed. (Getty)
“Annabel did her best to repel the attack but was seriously injured in the battle.”
Carlson was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Belize City and “the quick actions of the Belize emergency response team saved her life,” the report said.
According to the fundraising page, Carlson has since been flown back to the United States, where he is currently receiving treatment in hospital.
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A scuba diver explores the stalactites inside the Great Blue Hole, a giant underwater sinkhole in Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize. (Andre Thiele/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
According to ABC News, Carlson’s tour group was on Half Moon Caye in the Bay of Honduras, about 50 miles south of Belize City, when the attack occurred.
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“We’ve been told that the victims are safe, they’re alive and they’ve been rescued. What is the extent of the damage? We don’t know yet,” Belize’s Blue Economy Minister Andre Perez told local television.
Carlson was airlifted to Belize City after the attack and then brought back to the United States. (Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images)
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