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MIAMI – The University of Miami student, Katarina Elle Zarutskie, was resting in the turquoise waters of the Bahamas at Staniel Cay when seemingly docile sharks surrounded her.
"It seemed safe and I saw all these pictures, so I thought everything was fine," says Zarutskie.
Her boyfriend, Tom Bates, was taking pictures. They did not consider the nurse as a threat until one of them bit her and lures her under the water.
"The next thing I knew I was under water and adrenaline just came in," she said.
The 19-year-old model grew up surfing in Southern California, so she stayed calm.
As soon as Zarutskie was released from the 5-foot shark, she raised her bleeding arm and stepped on the other sharks and out of the water. She said the doctors told her that she still had shark teeth pieces in her arm.
Despite a scar that could hinder her modeling, the nursing student says that she feels lucky. She was surrounded by sharks and only one was attacked. She said that she later learned that the risk of infection meant that she could have lost her arm or her life.
"Sharks are wonderful and beautiful creatures, but you really have to respect them in their home and maybe not lean back," said Zarutskie laughing.
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