Eric Steinley was attacked while surfing on October 3, with the great white grabbing his leg and pulling him under.
, Steinley was asked if he looked back to see if the shark was closing in on him as he paddled towards the shore."Yes, but not very often," he told the newspaper."I just figured, if it wanted to take me, I wasn't going to be able to paddle quickly enough."
He has now had his 70 stitches removed, but is still in pain and cannot put weight on his right foot. It is unclear whether he will be able to regain full use of it.Shark attacks on humans
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