The husband of the woman attacked by a shark in South Australia praised the response of locals who came to her aid
Out-of-town wedding guest missing after possible shark attack during group backpacking outing in California Bay AreaA grandmother swimming with friends at an Australian beach was attacked by a great white shark — twice — before she managed to fend off the beast and swim to safety.
Cook was in the water with her swimming group when she looked down and saw a “basketball” wide jaw around her leg, she told She used her hand, which was injured, to fend off the beast before and swam 50 feet to a ladder, where she pulled herself up before collapsing.Pam Cook, 64, was swimming in the Beachport Jetty – located 300 miles outside of Melbourne – when a juvenile great white shark bit her ankle. It came back for seconds, leaving a gapping wound in her leg.A maintenance worker, Greg Rae, applied a tourniquet to her leg while others laid blankets and towels on her while they waited for paramedics to arrive.
She spent a week in the hospital and still has a “brace on my arm and a moon boot on my foot,” according to The Advertiser.
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