UPDATE: Teen Shark Victim Speaks

More info on Derek Mitchell’s spear fishing trip gone bad.

Derek, his father, and some neighbors were spear fishing off Spanish Cay, when they noticed a couple of sharks close by. Then one of the guys they were with caught a fish but didn’t bring it up in time. That’s when a 7 pound Bull shark got a whiff, and headed right for them.

Derek didn’t have any fish, so the figured the shark would turn around and go away, which it did, but seconds later, it turned around and grabbed onto Derek’s’ calf. Using their spearguns they scared off the shark and got Derek onto the boat and rushed him to a hospital.

The bite punctured Derek’s achilles tendon, but doctors were able to repair a lot of the damage.

They say the teen should be walking with the help of crutches in the next few weeks.

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