A lifeguard was attacked and injured by a shark on Sunday while training off the coast of Long Island in New York. Zachari Gallo fought for his life, but was eventually able to fend off and expel the predatory fish. Two beaches were closed immediately after the shark attack.
It was a typically beautiful morning at the beach, Gallo told CBS2 TV station. He was taking part in training with other lifeguards at around 10:15 a.m. (local time) when he was attacked by a shark, the family man describes the dramatic moments. “I felt intense, intense pain and when I felt the rubbery texture I knew it was some kind of shark,” Gallo said (see video above).
Despite being bitten in the hand and chest, he punched and struggled with the animal. “I hit the shark three times, boom, boom, boom. I think the third time it turned and its tail fin hit me in the chest,” said the lifeguard (pictured below), who made it to shore with minor injuries. could escape.
Authorities have closed two parts of the beach
The bite marks to his hand and chest were stitched up and treated at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, Gallo said. He was released from hospital moments later. The stricken stretch of beach and another beach were closed to swimmers by authorities immediately after the attack, but despite the warnings, some daring swimmers entered the water at their own risk…
Source: Krone
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