{"id":474005,"date":"2022-07-14T18:29:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/man-recounts-great-white-shark-attack\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T18:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:29:06","slug":"man-recounts-great-white-shark-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/man-recounts-great-white-shark-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"#Man recounts great white shark attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24967ab9d62\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24967ab9d62\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/man-recounts-great-white-shark-attack\/#%E2%80%9CMan_recounts_great_white_shark_attack%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Man recounts great white shark attack&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMan_recounts_great_white_shark_attack%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Man recounts great white shark attack&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He narrowly escaped the jaws of death.<\/p>\n<p>A California shark attack survivor is making waves after relaying the harrowing saga of how he was bitten by a great white shark \u2014 and lived to tell the tale. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally unlucky that the shark bit me,\u201d Steve Bruemmer, 62,\u00a0described in a Wednesday video released by the Natividad Medical Center, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/im-going-to-be-okay-pacific-grove-shark-attack-victim-speaks-out-for-the-first-time\/40607213#\">KSBW reported.<\/a> The incident occurred on June 22 while the avid waterman was swimming off Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove, near Monterey.<\/p>\n<p>The Monterey native, who was recently discharged from the hospital, recounted the fateful encounter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was such a beautiful day, there was no wind, the ocean was flat, there were no waves, it was so calm,\u201d recalled Bruemmer from his hospital bed, describing the moments leading up to the attack. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First interview with the shark attack survivor\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZ0D4YeCFek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, the shark struck. \u201cI was about 150 yards from the beach when wham!\u201d the retired college professor recounted. \u201cI don\u2019t even know exactly what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened, but it was just it\u2026was just well\u2026turns out it was bit ferociously by a shark right across my thighs and my abdomen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The aghast fellow described, \u201cIt grabbed me and pulled me up and then dove me down in the water and then, of course, it spit me out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The survivor suspected that the shark had mistaken him for a seal, but then relinquished its grip after realizing he was not \u201cfood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Jaws appeared to mull making a second pass.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The incident occurred on June 22 while Bruemmer was swimming off Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove, near Monterey.\" class=\"wp-image-23050064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The incident occurred on June 22 while Bruemmer was swimming off Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove, near Monterey.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was looking at me, right next to me,\u201d Bruemmer explained. \u201cI thought it could bite me again so I pushed it with my hand and I kicked at it with my foot and it left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At that moment, the imperiled swimmer and triathlete called for help, whereupon three samaritans \u2014 two paddleboarders and a surfer \u2014 rushed to his aid. The rescuers then used a surfboard to ferry Bruemmer to shore like a makeshift gurney. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe three of them in the bloody water got me up onto the surfboard and pulled me into the beach,\u201d the grateful fellow said while describing the heroic trio. \u201cHow do you get into the bloody water, with maybe a shark circling beneath you to save a stranger? They\u2019re amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bruemmer was subsequently rushed to the Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, where he underwent emergency surgery and received 28 units of blood. Experts deemed the beach-goer extremely lucky as the shark came within a millimeter of severing a major artery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lover's Point Beach was temporarily shuttered following the attack.\" class=\"wp-image-23050062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lovers Point Beach was temporarily shuttered following the attack.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-01.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bruemmer later thanked all the heroes involved in saving his life. &quot;I'm going home now,&quot; said the emotional survivor. &quot;I want to thank Natividad, and the Good Samaritans, and the people on the beach, and that lead-footed ambulance driver. Without all of you, I don't make it. And oh the blood donors -- thank you so much. I'm going home. I'm gonna recover and I'm gonna be OK \u2014 thanks to you all.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23050058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bruemmer later thanked all the heroes involved in saving his life. \u201cI\u2019m going home now,\u201d said the emotional survivor.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Natividad Medical Center<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt could\u2019ve been much, much worse \u2014 he could\u2019ve not made it out of the water,\u201d Nicholas Rottler, a trauma surgeon at the medical center, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/trauma-surgeon-shares-update-on-shark-attack-victim\/40400117\">told KSBW-TV.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Bruemmer later thanked all the heroes involved in saving his life. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going home now,\u201d said the emotional survivor. \u201cI want to thank Natividad, and the Good Samaritans, and the people on the beach and that lead-footed ambulance driver.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cWithout all of you, I don\u2019t make it. And oh the blood donors \u2014 thank you so much. I\u2019m going home. I\u2019m gonna recover and I\u2019m gonna be OK \u2014 thanks to you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-03.jpeg?w=682\" alt=\"Bruemmer received a standing ovation upon his release from the hospital\" class=\"wp-image-23050060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-03.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-03.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-03.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-03.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-03.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Bruemmer received a standing ovation upon his release from the hospital.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Natividad Medical Center<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bruemmer was rescued by two paddleboarders and a surfer, who loaded him onto a board and ferried him to the beach.\" class=\"wp-image-23050063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/california-shark-attack-survivor-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bruemmer was rescued by two paddleboarders and a surfer, who loaded him onto a board and ferried him to the beach.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The clip concludes with the ex-educator getting released from the hospital in a wheelchair as the facility\u2019s staff applaud his successful recovery. <\/p>\n<p>The ordeal comes amid a rash of shark attacks across the US this month. Yesterday, Long Island\u2019s Smith Point Beach was shuttered after a 41-year-old surfer was bitten on the leg by what he believed was a sand tiger shark.<\/p>\n<p>This marked the beach\u2019s second closure this month, following an instance two weeks ago after an attack\u00a0involving a Long Island lifeguard. Meanwhile, a Florida teen <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/florida\/2022\/07\/08\/florida-teen-gets-leg-amputated-after-shark-attack\/\">had to have her leg<\/a> amputated after a 9-foot shark attacked her while she was scalloping near Tallahassee last month.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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