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The above photos are the photos of Ron Dubois and here is his story of the attack.. I was surfing in Floridana Beach (between Melbourne and Sebastian) in Florida on a Wednesday morning (...playing hooky). I was by myself and paddling for a wave when a 7-8 foot bull shark (they determined from tooth fragments) grabbed my right arm, wrenched my off my board and swam with my arm locked in its mouth for about 100 feet. I finally got my arm out and ended up having to paddle the 100 yards or so to the beach. There just happened to be a guy fishing who witnessed the whole thing and carried me into his beachhouse where he applied a tourniquet and wrapped me in a blanket. I lost a tremendous amount of blood and it took the emergency crews about 20 minutes to reach our location (seemed like 2 hours!!). Everything turned out fine, about 6 months of hand therapy and I was back in the water. Like many shark attack victims though, I had to work a few things out before venturing back. Ultimately, my love for the ocean and its natural healing process outweighed my fears. CLICK HERE to visit the Shark Attack Survivor website to read other stories from survivors. |