An inquisitive shark bit a woman celebrating her friend’s birthday near a pier in the US city of St. Petersberg, Florida.
The incident occurred when 26-year-old Natalie Branda was celebrating her friend Alli Max’s birthday. The company was swimming and jumping into the water from a boat. The American woman was playing with inflatable circles and did not notice how a shark swam up to her. The birthday girl herself came out of the water just five minutes before.
Her friends pulled the woman onto the boat and applied pressure to her wound. After that, they took her to shore and called an ambulance. The victim received 14 stitches at the hospital. Doctor Gavin Naylor said the bite was mild: the predator was probably just being curious.
Because of her injuries, Branda is unable to work and her family and friends are raising funds for her online.
