At that point, Klein ordered bystanders to move away, took his gun and shot the shark four times in the head. Sharks are "used to eating things that are bigger than them," he said. ", Note: Pages will open in a new browser window. Flosenzier said he then saw the shark's jaws clamped down on Arbogast's arm. The company donated the ride to be "good corporate citizens" in a town that has rallied behind the recovering 8-year-old. Times July 30 cover featured a great white shark, its snout protruding menacingly from the water and its jaws wide open. External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. Arbogast's aunt, Diana Flosenzier, helped the unidentified man carry the boy from the water. The extent of any brain damage has not been determined. Emotional children greeted the 8-year-old boy as he arrived in an. Forget it.) "We've done our best to allow them to make trips home and back, and get things set up and meet the people who are going to be taking care of him," Patterson said. "I heard someone yell, 'Shark!' August 13, 2001 Posted: 1:48 PM EDT (1748 GMT) Jessie Arbogast. When the story of Jessie Arbogast, the 8-year-old victim of a horrific shark attack in Florida, made national news in July, several key players had their moment in the spotlight as well. There have been only a handful of shark attacks ever recorded in Northwest Florida and in the three cases where serious injuries were reported the victims were in murky water in which bull sharks like to hunt and most likely mistaken for the fish that are the predators preferred prey. Earlier that day, just a few miles away, I was standing on the dock of my familys house contemplating a swim. The shark stories absolutely halted.. He died shortly before 4 a.m. this morning at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk. "Surgeons can do amazing things these days.". "There were shark bites all along his leg. The uncle entered the water and grabbed the base of the shark's tail and tried to pull the shark from the boy. Vance Flosenzier's nephew, Arbogast, lost his arm and almost all his blood when a seven-foot shark bit him while he was swimming in shallow waters off Florida's Gulf coast. 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", Note: Pages will open in a new browser window. by BARRY WIGMORE, Daily Mail A boy of eight who was mauled by a shark is recovering in hospital after a dramatic rescue operation. Other types of fish, like barracudas for example, have sharp teeth that cut flesh like scissors, said Allen Feldman, curator of fishes at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Like your quiet next-door neighbor, the bull shark seems an unlikely killer. Or three feet between the eyes. Rich Huffnagle, Okaloosa County's beach safety division chief, said the shark has been in the same area for the past week. "He, at this point, does not appear to communicate purposefully, but appears to have some improvement in his movements and his sleep/awake states since his arrival.". By ABC News July 11, 2001 -- The 8-year-old boy who had his arm reattached after a shark bit it off, likely suffered brain damage and is in a coma, his doctors said Tuesday. As its stout build is complemented by disproportionally large jaws and teeth, the bulls bite is a deadly, shredding, vise. and a scream," Flosenzier told the Park Service. On his second tug, Flosenzier said, the shark pulled free. Days later and nearby, a28-year-old Russian tourist was killed and his 22-year-old fiance was critically injured after they were attacked by a shark. "The fact that the uncle pulled the shark out of the water just blows my mind," said Mottice. The December call, Burgess says, was from a New York Times reporter looking to write a retrospective piece on what had, by then, become accepted wisdom: the hysteria around the so-called Summer of the Shark was completely unwarranted. A spokesman for the Gulf Islands National Seashore says the park has been inundated with questions about the circumstances of July 6, when Jessie Arbogast was nearly killed by a 7-foot-long bull . He has a slender build and brown hair. They are the only shark, and one of the few creatures of any kind, that can live in either salt or fresh water. As it turned out, the number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide dropped to 76 in 2001, down from 85 in 2000. It was truly the kind of story that they turn into movies. Thirty miles out; PENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) -- Eight-year-old Jessie Arbogast, the victim of a brutal shark attack off the coast of Florida last month . Peering inside, he saw Arbogast's arm, but determined it was too far inside to be removed. The Mississippi native had lost almost all his blood, doctors said, and suffered organ damage. The shark bit off. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. "I feel that it's nothing short of a miracle that he has come this far and has been able to, actually, survive," said Livingston. Note: Pages will open in a new browser window. And this week, a 29-year-old Florida man had a scare when his boat capsized in an area where he had been shark fishing. "Pound for pound they're 10 times stronger than your average human," he said. rights reserved. Swimmers had to retreat from the Gulf of Mexico to the shoreline several times throughout the day as lifeguards on personal watercraft monitored the shark. He continues to The national and international press arrived in Florida in great numbers and proceeded to rent every helicopter and small plane that could fly, Burgess recalls. Vance Flosenzier's nephew, Arbogast, lost his arm and almost all his blood when a seven-foot shark bit him while he was swimming in shallow waters off Florida's Gulf coast. danger of death," said. Discussions about transferring Jessie from the hospital back home began one or two weeks ago, according to his doctors. Call it a flash of anxiety. Doctors used pig skin as a temporary covering over the gash in his leg. All sharks sometimes venture close to shore, but bull sharks are the only killers that like to hang out in water where your feet touch bottom. The culprit wasnt identified, but the attack fit the bull sharks MO. All This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. Jimmy Phares, a paramedic for Acadian Ambulance Service that transported Jessie free of charge from Sacred Heart to his home, said the boy rested comfortably during the ride. The reattached arm of Jessie Arbogast, the 8-year-old boy from Ocean Springs who was attacked by a shark is healing well, but he may have brain damage and suffered harm to virtually every. The sensationalist coverage of shark attacks began in early July following the Fourth of July weekend shark attack on 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast, and continued almost unabateddespite no evidence for an actual increase in attacksuntil the September 11 terrorist attacks shifted the media's attention away from beaches. July 9, 2002 -- It has been one year since Jesse Arbogast, then 8, was mauled by a shark, and the uncle who rescued him is still haunted by the attack. Arbogast's aunt, Diana Flosenzier, helped the unidentified man carry the boy from the water. Jessie Arbogast was upgraded from critical to serious condition Friday, two weeks after a shark attack severed his right arm and nearly drained the 8-year-old of all his blood. The attack came so near to shore that Jessies uncle and another beachgoer were able to grab the shark and drag it onto land where park rangers shot it, pried its mouth open, and retrieved the severed arm. The sharks were always there of course, just out of sight. "It's just a standard ambulance with all the advanced life support equipment.". to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution His uncle, Vance Flosenzier, and bystanders were able to pull the shark to shore and retrieve the arm from its mouth. Oberndorf also said that lifeguards were briefed this morning on what to look for while on their watch to make sure no further accidents happen. Richard was treated for a hand injury that occurred while trying to save his son. External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. The 2013 bull shark attack cited by Burgess involved a 12-year-old boy from Tennessee who was severely injured when he was bitten on the arm. Jessie's uncle carried him to shore where beach goers immediately applied first aid to the boy. "The ranger that shot the shark testified that the shark still had the hook in his mouth," the e-mail continued. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The kind of shark that attacked Arbogast was a bull shark, which have two different types of teeth. The boy had lost his right arm and a chunk of his right thigh in the attack. They inhabit temperate seas throughout the world, and their domestic range extends from the southern coast of Massachusetts to the Florida Keys and around the Gulf of Mexico. A Yen for Snickers Jessie remains in critical but stable condition. Of the 40 attacks reported worldwide this year, 28 were in Florida. I cant claim a premonition, but something made me hesitate. Her husband, meanwhile, held onto the shark and tried to pull it to shore. Witnesses said the father wrestled with the shark and tried to free his son of its jaws. Flosenzier's press representative told ABCNEWS he was not fishing that day. On his second tug, Flosenzier said, the shark pulled free. It began earlier in July when a bull shark bit off the arm of an 8-year-old boy. ET searching for signs of sharks, and determined that the beaches were safe to be reopened. The sharks co-operated by offering up a few particularly gruesome attacks. More deaths have been attributed to bees, elephants, crocodiles and lightning than to sharks. The same week, bull sharks mauled a group of triathletes as they trained 15 miles down the coast. Her husband, meanwhile, held onto the shark and tried to pull it to shore. In interviews for television, radio, newspapers and magazines, he tried to spread the measured message that shark attacks are incredibly uncommon and fatalities worldwide are rare. He is now 16 with a mustache and lively blue eyes. Jessie's uncle was able to wrestle the shark to shore . 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast was swimming in the ocean near Pensacola, Florida on 6 July 2001 when a 200-pound bull shark bit off his right arm. PENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) -- The uncle of Jessie Arbogast recalled a pool of blood and his nephew's screams in his account of a horrific July 6 shark attack in Pensacola, Florida, in a National Park Service report released Thursday. The News Journal reports that a photo shot by a Colorado tourist five minutes before the attack shows Jessie's aunt relaxing on a beach blanket, and his uncle stading a couple of feet from the water's edge. There was a time when he was trying to scoop it from a shallow holding tank to a stretcher. He went home and watched the TV coverage. thestar.com His uncle wrestled the shark, and assisted in recovering the boy's arm, which was later reattached. He is now 16 with a . My friends and I would tow rafts out to the edge of deep water to dive for sand dollars and go spear fishing along the jetties and sandbars. Jessie Arbogast's arm was severed and a gash was torn in his thigh as he was swimming in shallow surf in the ocean near Pensacola, Fla., on Friday. The victim emerged with only a bite on his left foot, but he suspected the presence of shark fishermen and bait nearby might have attracted his attacker. Huffnagle said the activity gave lifeguards a great opportunity to educate the public. I grew up swimming on the stretch of beach where Jessie was attacked. Arbogast's arm was severed while swimming at a beach on Florida's Gulf Coast. External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. Arbogast's uncle, Vance Flosenzier, wrestled the shark out of the water; a park ranger shot the shark and Arbogast's arm was pulled from the shark's gullet. . In Africa they are often called the Zambezi shark. ", Speaking generally, De Campos said there was a "slight upturn in all the body systems.". PENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) -- The uncle of Jessie Arbogast recalled a pool of blood and his nephew's screams in his account of a horrific July 6 shark attack in Pensacola, Florida, in a National Park Service report released Thursday. Compared to their cousins the tiger and blue sharkswhose large, dark, disc of an eye make them such efficient sight huntersthe bull shark is as blind as Magoo. May 03, 2009 9:49 AM. The uncle of Jessie Arbogast recalled a pool of blood and his nephew's screams in his account of a horrific July 6 shark attack in Pensacola, Florida, in a National Park Service report released . The attack occurred in Sandbridge Beach, a remote coastal community just south of Virginia Beach, at about 6 p.m. on Saturday. "We were just waiting for the home situation to be ready, and for the final sort of OK from all the specialists that they no longer have inpatient care," said Dr. Robert Patterson, a pediatric intensive care specialist. He was taken to the same hospital, but his condition did not appear serious. All contents "So we're some time away from knowing brain damage. Feldman recalls a time Shedd Aquarium personnel had to give an injection to a 4-foot white tip reef shark. OCEAN SPRINGS Jessie Arbogast has come a long way in the eight years since a shark attack in Florida left him bedridden with a feeding tube. The Bull Shark. When zeroing in on prey, bulls use either a bump and bite technique to investigate the target or a more deadly rush attack where it delivers maximum damage immediately. which tore off his arm and a large portion of his thigh. To lessen your chance of attack, avoid brightly colored clothes or jewelry in the water; dont swim near dawn or dusk (when Jessie Arbogast was attacked); stay away from schooling bait fish; and, stay out of the water when you are bleeding. Vance Flosenzier's actions were a testament to adrenaline, they said but they also recognized that it wasn't an impossible circumstance. "They're just pure muscle.". By whatever name, bulls are known as an accomplished ambush predator. "We're doing everything possible to safeguard swimmers at Virginia Beach," said Ed Brazle, division chief for the city's Emergency Medical Services. "However, nothing seems purposeful at this "Jessie is beginning to respond to external stimulation like changes in Vance Flosenzier, the uncle, spoke to ABCNEWS' Good Morning America, describing publicly for the first time how he rescued his nephew just over one year ago on an ocean beach near Pensacola, Fla. The extent of any brain damage has not been determined. Medics took Arbogast to Pensacola's Baptist Hospital, where surgeons reattached the arm in a nearly 12-hour procedure. An unidentified man caught Arbogast as he fell away from the shark, ensuring he did not drown. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. It lurks in the shallows, even in fresh water. PENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) -- Jessie Arbogast was upgraded from Family members and other beachgoers who saw the attack on the shore of the small beach town were in shock. "The shark was still alive and very active," Klein said, according to the report. Doctors at Sacred Heart said Jessie has "clearly" improved since the accident, but they said his condition has changed only slightly in recent weeks. 07/01/2003 Update on Jessie Arbogast: From Sacred Heart Health System: "Jessie's family says he continues to make slow progress in his rehabilitation from a brain injury and other injuries suffered in the shark attack. A thought of how the once benign waters of the Florida Panhandle have seemed a little less inviting this past year. Kubinski died before help arrived. Surgeons reattached Arbogast's arm, and the 8-year-old is currently in critical but stable condition in a Pensacola hospital. Jessie Arbogast had his right arm bitten off and a leg badly. By Douglas McCollam. And it loves to kill. His stunned wife ran to call 911. At that point, Klein ordered bystanders to move away, took his gun and shot the shark four times in the head. "He had two brothers who also had their surfboards, and they just were standing on the beach crying hysterically," said Rex Carter, a witness to the attack. Almost never. Just a week after Jessie was attacked, another beachgoer was also bitten, 6 miles from where the youngster was mauled. Jessie lay on a stretcher with his mother and another paramedic beside him during the two-hour trip, Phares said. Jessie was swimming with his family in shallow waters off the Florida Panhandle July 6 when a bull shark tore off his right arm and bit off a large chunk of his leg. Although this is the first reported shark attack in the area in the past 30 years, it closely resembles the attack and rescue of 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast. My jitters were irrational, I knew. July 18, 20013:00 AM. Lake Nicaragua was thought to have a unique species of freshwater shark until it was discovered that the beasts were bull sharks swimming upstream from the Caribbean, braving the rapids on the San Juan river like salmon coming home to spawn. The boy was later transferred to Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, also in Pensacola. "When he left, he was having periods of wakefulness in which his eyes were open, and he would move spontaneously, but not to command," said Dr. Tim Livingston, a pediatric neurologist. He said he turned toward the water and saw a large pool of blood in the vicinity of his nephew and his own two daughters, who were also in the water. Like all sharks, they command a keen sense of smell and can detect erratic movements from long distances. Marine biologists also marveled at the actions of Arbogast's uncle, who managed to retrieve the boy's arm by dragging the 7-foot shark that took it to shore. "It's not uncommon for sharks to hang around where there is fishing.". Any shark is territorial, but for bull sharks, inshore water isn't their territory, Huffnagle said. Arbogast, of Ocean Springs, Miss., was splashing in knee-deep surf on Friday evening when a 7-foot-long bull shark bit through his right arm above the elbow and ripped into his right thigh. He and the rest of the country forgot about sharks for a while. On July 6, as 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast waded in about 2 feet of water along Floridas Gulf Islands National Seashore, a 7-foot-long bull shark ambushed him, tearing off his right arm and a chunk of his right leg. Arbogast's arm was severed while swimming at a beach on Florida's Gulf Coast. "It's been traveling around the Four Points by Sheraton and the Gulfarium area," Huffnagle said. Circumstance contributed to the shark hype hysteria first spurred by the release of Jaws in 1975 and kept alive by the Discovery Channels hugely popular Shark Week. Whites and tigers are well known and feared: The majestic bruisers often exceed 15 feet in length and weigh a ton or more. The sensational story of Jessie Arbogast the boy who barely survived a shark attack was, for the public and media, an irresistible tale of rescue and survival. ", The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star We never thought much about sharks, and in all those years I never laid eyes on one, unless it was being hauled in to a boat or weighed in at a dock. MAIN PAGE WORLD The injuries drained Jessie of nearly all his blood and left him without "The beach environment is relatively a calm place, but it can erupt very quickly. All summer long, the news was full of shark . His story became immediate international news and kicked off what Time magazine would dub the "Summer of the Shark," writes Amy Dempsey. None of the previous U.S. attacks was fatal, reports The Associated Press. Fishing does occur in the area where Jessie was attacked, Kelson said. That old certitude seemed far away as I stood alone on my dock staring down into the water with visions of Thadeus Kubinski and Chuck Anderson flashing in my head. "I speak for the entire city of Virginia Beach when I say how terribly saddened I am by this horrible accident," said Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf. the limb in a nearly 12-hour procedure. Jessie Arbogast survived after his arm was reattached in an 11-hour surgery, but he suffered permanent brain damage.In Virginia, a 10-year-old boy was killed while surfing with his family. Chances are youve never heard of the bull shark. would be nearly impossible for anyone in the USA not to have heard about Jessie Arbogast, the 8-year-old boy who was mauled by a 7-foot bull shark on 6 July 2001 while wading in knee-deep. Officials at a press conference this morning said no further signs of sharks were evident. Thats our chief protagonist in your area, George Burgess, director of the international Shark Attack Files said of the bull shark following a 2013 attack off Destin. One ranger, Jared Klein, pried open the shark's mouth with his expandable baton. Worrying about being attacked by a shark every time you swim in the ocean is like worrying about being struck by lighting every time you run in the park: It happens, but cmon, you still take the run. You never know. He told reporters that there had been no more shark attacks than usual. But marine biologists also recognize the sheer force of a shark's jaw might have been enough to make a clean separation. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? . Republication or distribution of this content is Patterson said doctors worked with Jessie's parents on arranging suitable care at home. (That stuff about dolphins meaning there arent sharks around? permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. "He had his right arm around the shark, kind of lifting it out of the water and his other hand was either banging on it or trying to pull it open to get it to turn loose of the kid," said Bub Langford, who witnessed the attack from the beach. "It's not like grabbing a snake.". Humans are more likely to be killed by lightning or bicycling. indicate that, while he is still acutely ill, he is no longer in any immediate The beaches in and around Virginia Beach were closed after Saturday's attack but reopened today. Hearing the children scream, the boys uncle ran into the bloody water, grabbed the shark by the tail and played tug of war to rescue his nephew from its grip. The uncle has not spoken publicly about his efforts to save his nephew, and the rumor, circulated via e-mail, alleges he is embarrassed about the circumstances of the attack. "We needed no special equipment," Phares said. OKALOOSA ISLAND A 6-foot bull shark gave beachgoers on Okaloosa Island a scare Thursday after it was spotted right along the shoreline at Beach Access 1. Internal bleeding hinders shark attack victim. More alarmingly, bull sharks cant be counted on to keep to the ocean. noise and light," Patterson said. Arbogasts uncle pulled the 7-foot shark from the water and retrieved the arm, which was later surgically reattached. the boy's organs. It's the latest in a spate of highly publicized shark attacks this summer. But we knew they never did anything to people. Or as far as you can throw a baseball. To order copies of The uncle eventually dragged the shark up the embankment, whereupon two park rangers approached. One ranger, Jared Klein, pried open the shark's mouth with his expandable baton. ", De Campos said that "coma" is the term used when someone is in a deep sleep induced by a shock condition. "It was truly the kind of. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Paramedics and lifeguards at the beach treated David before he and his father were brought to the hospital. Medics took Arbogast to Pensacola's Baptist Hospital, where surgeons reattached the arm in a nearly 12-hour procedure. Huffnagle said when a shark comes inshore, which isn't as common for bull sharks, lifeguards are instructed to get swimmers out of the water. On July 6, as 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast waded in about 2 feet of . And if there are sharks out, we talk to them about that, too.". July 26, 2001 -- Park officials are re-interviewing witnesses to this month's shark attack on an 8-year-old in Florida to address an unsubstantiated rumor that the boy's uncle may have been fishing for sharks when it occurred. Group, a Graham Holdings Company. Just before sunset on July 6, 2001, Jessie, then 8, was frolicking at Langdon Beach near Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle when a 6 {-foot bull shark attacked, tearing off his right arm above. Hardly the stuff of Hollywood legends. The shark released the boy's leg after the father reportedly hit the shark in its eyes. In 2001 it was a bull shark that infamously attacked 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast at Gulf Islands National Seashore in Santa Rosa County and bit off his right arm. The boy was later transferred to Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, also in Pensacola. Unlike bony fish, which have a mucous layer that makes them slimy, sharks have a distinctive, rough skin, which makes them easier to grasp. The uncle entered the water and grabbed the base of the shark's tail and tried to pull the shark from the boy. National Park Service ranger Jared Klein, who has conducted several re-interviews, told The Pensacola News Journal he's been asked by everyone from lifeguards to major network reporters whether there was anything to support the rumor. There are just more people in the water. Carter also commented on the father's courage to fight off the shark. 2023 The boy, Jesse Arbogast, was attacked Friday night while he swam at Gulf Islands National Seashore in the Florida Panhandle. And for the most part, he's happy. Phares said he talked to the boy and his mother, but declined to say more out of respect for the family. The boy almost bled to death and lapsed into a coma. An unidentified man caught Arbogast as he fell away from the shark, ensuring he did not drown. National Seashore near Pensacola when he was mauled by a 7-foot bull shark, He sits up in his wheelchair and participates in his life. Experts say that of the approximately 30 species of sharks that have been linked to attacks on humans, the bull shark, along with the tiger shark and the infamous great white shark are the three species most often guilty. Though its often reported that the number of attacks worldwide is up sharply, the rate of attack has remained more or less constant. David Peltier was about 50 yards from shore with his father, Richard Peltier, when he was attacked. The Gulf Islands National Seashore does have a designated swimming beach where fishing is not allowed, but Jessie was not in that area.

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