{"id":27479,"date":"2025-09-19T01:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T01:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=27479"},"modified":"2025-09-19T01:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T01:17:09","slug":"teen-who-lost-limbs-in-horrifying-shark-attack-reveals-last-thing-she-heard-before-being-bitten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=27479","title":{"rendered":"Teen who lost limbs in horrifying shark attack reveals last thing she heard before being bitten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A teen who lost limbs as a result of a shark attack has recalled the last thing she heard before the horrifying incident unfolded.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"qaukk69feb4e9c87fd\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.qaukk69feb4e9c87fd {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.qaukk69feb4e9c87fd {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.qaukk69feb4e9c87fd {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.qaukk69feb4e9c87fd {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.qaukk69feb4e9c87fd {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>We\u2019ve all seen the film, we\u2019ve likely all had the resulting nightmares, and we\u2019ve likely all found ourselves, at one time or another, treading water in the sea and wondering what might be lurking under the surface.<\/p>\n<p>The truth of the matter, despite the wild success \u2013 and resulting widespread fear \u2013 of\u00a0<em>Jaws,<\/em>\u00a0is that shark attacks on humans are exceedingly rare. Some statistics claim that fewer than 100 recorded attacks occur each year worldwide, while there were just four fatal unprovoked shark attacks across the globe in 2024, according to the International Shark Attack File.<\/p>\n<p>That said, there\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0a risk, no matter how minute, if you find yourself paddling in shark-infested waters. Sharks\u00a0<em>are\u00a0<\/em>an apex predator, after all, and it\u2019s an unfortunate inevitability that every now and then those larger species of shark see humans in the same way they see virtually anything else they might encounter at sea: as prey.<\/p>\n<p>Twin sisters Ellie and Lulu Gribbin know this as well as anyone. Likely better, in fact, as they\u2019ve witnessed the terrifying eventuality first hand.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old twins were vacationing with their family in Florida in June, 2024, when they swam out to sea to collect sand dollars, a species of burrowing sea urchins.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176567\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/18080233\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-10.02.25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"536\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lulu experienced every swimmer\u2019s nightmare. Credit: YouTube \/ ABC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Having ventured out from the shore, they were cast into a true nightmare scenario when they spotted a shark.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc3340.com\/news\/local\/sister-of-shark-attack-survivor-recalls-the-horror-the-entire-ocean-was-red\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ABC<\/a>\u00a0last year, Ellie recalled how the sisters began \u201cswimming for our lives\u201d. When she reached the shore, Ellie saw blood in the sea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire ocean is red, ocean waves bring the blood closer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Her sister Lulu had her left hand bitten off by the shark. Doctors were also later forced to amputate her right leg \u201chalfway up from her knee to her hip\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176566\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/18080220\/shutterstock_1006678699-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/18080220\/shutterstock_1006678699-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/18080220\/shutterstock_1006678699-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/18080220\/shutterstock_1006678699-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/18080220\/shutterstock_1006678699-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stock image of shark fin. Credit \/ Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a new interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/News\/teen-shark-attack-survivor-lulu-gribbin-shares-recovery\/story?id=125634740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Good Morning America\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Michael Strahan, Lulu has described the last thing she heard prior to being attacked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just saw a shadow, but I never saw a tail or a fin. I never saw its eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lulu recalled pulling her arm out of the water seconds later, only to find \u201cthere was no hand there\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just remember being like, \u2018Whoa.\u2019 I looked down and I was like, \u2018This is really happening,&#8217;\u201d Lulu explained.<\/p>\n<p>When Lulu returned to shore, her twin sister played a crucial role in keeping her calm until emergency services could respond to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just knew, kind of what she needed and what she needed to hear at the time. Because there was so much going on, so much commotion,\u201d Ellie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just had to be there for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lulu was hospitalized for two months after the haunting incident, undergoing multiple surgeries as a result of her extensive injuries. Now having learned how to run again, she\u2019s set her sights on the Paralympics.<\/p>\n<p>The teen said: \u201cI think knowing that I have a large support system behind me, and just continuing to get better, not only for myself, but for them, and just show them that anything is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A teen who lost limbs as a result of a shark attack has recalled the last thing she heard before the horrifying incident unfolded. 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