13-year-old Florida girl punches shark after bite, left with 19 stitches

by Garrett Phillips Mon, May 15th 2023, 4:42 PM UTC A teen girl from Fort Pierce was left with 19 stitches and quite the story to tell on Thursday ...

May 22, 2023
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by Garrett Phillips Mon, May 15th 2023, 4:42 PM UTC A teen girl from Fort Pierce was left with 19 stitches and quite the story to tell on Thursday after a close encounter with a shark. (Reed Family) FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WPEC) — A teen girl from Fort Pierce was left with 19 stitches and quite the story to tell on Thursday after a close encounter with a shark . Ella Reed, 13, was swimming at Ft. Pierce Inlet State Park when what is believed to have been a bull shark got a little too curious. The shark bit Ella in the arm, stomach, finger, and the top of her knee.

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