Girl, 13, gets 19 stitches after fighting off a shark

A 13-year-old girl from Florida, United States of America (USA) reportedly had 19 stitches after managing to fight off a shark.

According to People, the incident occurred on Thursday, 11 May when Ella Reed was swimming with a friend at a beach in Fort Pierce.

SHARK BITES THE GIRL’S ARM

Reed reportedly said the shark latched onto her stomach. She tried fighting it off using her arm.

The shark bit her arm. She then used her other hand to hit it on the nose.

“It was all instinct but like when you’re in the moment, you don’t really think to do those things. I didn’t even mean to hit it in the nose, I was just trying to hit it anywhere,” said Reed as quoted by the report.

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GIRL MANAGES TO ESCAPE THE SHARK ATTACK

Reed managed to escape the attack and went out of the water.

Independent reported that she immediately called her brother and mother.

“At first I thought she was joking actually, and then she says, ‘I’m not joking!’ And she took the camera and she panned it on her body, and I kind of just froze and freaked out. Her first thing was to tell her friend to run, not ask for help. She was saving her friend,” said Reed’s mother as quoted by the report.

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REED DREAMS OF BECOMING A MARINE BIOLOGIST

Reed was transported to the hospital and got 19 stitches, 5 on her torso and 14 on her leg.

She said the incident will not deter her from achieving her dreams of becoming a marine biologist.

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