15 year old Huynh Nhu Hoang was bitten by a shark while swimming a few dozen meters from shore. He saw the shark and swam away but the shark bit his left foot leaving a gash 12 cm long and 6 cm wide. He was treated at Military Hospital No. 13. He estimated the shark to be about 1 meter in length.
The time of day and water conditions were not mentioned.
18 year old boogie boarder Hannah Foster was bitten by an unidentified shark off of Jacksonville beach on June 10th, 2010 at about 2 PM. She was in waist deep water at the time of the attack. Her boyfriend, Rick Hughes, pulled her to shore. Mr. Hughes estimated the shark to be about 4 feet in length. The water conditions and time of the attack were not mentioned.
She suffered serious lacerations to her foot requiring 29 stitches.
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41 year old Michael Bedford was attacked by a great white shark on June 6th, 2010 at Conspicuous Cliffs Beach near Walpole Australia. He was bitten on the leg while surfing between 12:30 and 1:00 PM. Though he suffered serious wounds surfers and fishermen were able to help him my tying a tourniquet to slow blood loss while waiting for an ambulance. He was transported to Denmark Hospital and then transferred again to Albany Hospital where he will likely undergo surgery.
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Surfer Craig Gibson was bitten by what is believed to have been a bull shark while surfing at Point Plomer at about 4:30 pm on Tuesday May 18th, 2010. The weather was overcast and dark with light surf. He was bitten on his left calf as he prepared to paddle to shore. He punched and wrestled with the shark until he was released. He was treated by a nearby paramedic and walked away with no major injuries.
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