Two men are describing the terrifying moments they jumped into action to save a man who was being attacked by a shark off Del Mar in San Diego County.
Monday, June 3, 2024 2:04PMWe're hearing from two brave men who jumped into action to save a swimmer who was being attacked by a shark at a beach near San Diego.Two men are describing the terrifying moments they jumped into action to save a man who was beingThe incident happened Sunday morning about 100 yards from the shore. City officials say the victim, a 46-year-old man named Caleb, was in the water with a group of about a dozen swimmers at the time.
"We heard some screaming and you could tell it was serious from just the tone in the screams," Whiting said. "You have to realize that you're swimming into an active shark attack and it's scary, but there's not really an alternative and he's one of our own and we have to go bring him in." They noticed had been bitten in the chest and later learned that he punched the shark in an effort to escape.
"We didn't know the extent of the injuries, but there was definitely a lot of blood in the water and so we started pulling him in, a surfer came over and gave us his board," said Whiting. " put him on the board and I jumped on top of him and started paddling in."
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