Annabelle Carlson, 15, who lost her right leg after being attacked by two sharks while diving in Belize, is focusing on her recovery and dreams of returning to the ocean. Despite the traumatic experience, she expresses gratitude for her survival and the support she's received.
"I think this situation just really goes to show that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Because I do have my prosthetic now. I’d say I’m thriving," Annabelle Carlson saidThe Colorado teenager who lost her right leg after she was bitten by a shark while on a diving trip in Belize says she's"lucky" to be alive following a painstaking recovery — and yet she's still determined to return to the ocean.
An experienced diver with about 20 dives under her belt over the last three years, Carlson said she was used to seeing sharks underwater. “The second I hit the water — a shark almost — like it came from under the boat. I was facing the boat at this point. It started attacking my hands,” she recalled. “As soon as they pulled her up, I knew right then and there I was going to have to do everything I could to save her life. Because basically her leg was missing from her knee to her ankle,” Kellie Carlson said. “All the soft tissue from her knee to her ankle was gone, and it was just her tibia and fibula.”
Once the boat arrived to the Coast Guard post, the helicopter they were hoping for wasn't there. It eventually arrived, but two agonizing hours went by from the time of the bite to arriving at the hospital in Belize City.Seven surgeries and fighting a bacterial infection“When I woke up from surgery…. My mom had to tell me that I didn’t have my leg anymore … On the boat, like I had this feeling of like I didn’t know if ... I was going to be there or not,” Annabelle said.
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