Surfer recalls Fort Pierce shark attack that left him injured

A SURFER IN FORT PIERCE IS RECOVERING AFTER HE JUMPED IN WATER TO ONLY BE BITTEN BY A SHARK ON HIS FOOT. MATTHEW PICARELLI SAYS ONCE THE SHARK BIT ...

March 19, 2023
6:22 AM

A SURFER IN FORT PIERCE IS RECOVERING AFTER HE JUMPED IN WATER TO ONLY BE BITTEN BY A SHARK ON HIS FOOT. MATTHEW PICARELLI SAYS ONCE THE SHARK BIT HIS FOOT IT IMMEDIATELY LEFT. HE SAYS HE EVEN SAW THE SHARK LEAVE BUT EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST. MATTHEW RUSHED OUT THE WATER WHERE STRANGERS CAME TO HELP. >> IT WAS BLEEDING EVERYWHERE TOO SO I HAD, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE BUNCH OF STRANGERS HELPING ME OUT, GIVING ME WATER, PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE WOUND. >> MATTHEW WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE REALIZATION OF WHAT HAPPENED SET IN.

Deanna Williamson