Imagine spending a perfect summer day at the beach with your family, only to have it turn into a scene from a horror movie.

That’s exactly what happened to 19-year-old Damiana Humphrey, a nursing student from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

An Unexpected Visitor in the Waves

On May 28, while enjoying a family vacation at Galveston Beach, Damiana was playing in the water with her siblings and sister-in-law.

The day seemed perfect until her sister-in-law spotted something ominous approaching underwater.

A Terrifying Encounter

“Suddenly, my sister-in-law saw something in the wave and started to warn us to get out,” Damiana recounted in an interview with KXII.

“As I was turning, the shark grabbed me.”

She found herself face-to-face with a four to five-foot bull shark that had sunk its teeth into her left arm.

Despite the pain, Damiana’s immediate reaction was to protect her siblings.

“I started punching it, and then it swam to the front of me, opening and closing its mouth, trying to get me again,” she said.

Her quick thinking and bravery paid off as she fought the shark off a second time, ultimately making it swim away for good.

After the attack, Damiana had to undergo surgery to repair four severed tendons.

A month later, she still cannot feel or move her left wrist, hand, and fingers and has been advised to seek physical therapy.

Despite these challenges, she remains grateful.

“I don’t have any feeling in my hand, and we don’t know if it will come back.

But I still have my hand, and my siblings are safe,” she shared.

Bull sharks are known for their aggressive nature and powerful bite, which can exert a force of up to 5,914 newtons per kilogram of body weight.

Damiana’s encounter with one of these formidable creatures is a testament to her courage and determination.

While her physical recovery continues, her spirit remains unbroken as she looks forward to the day she regains full use of her hand.

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