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One Woman's Horrifying Shark Attack Captured On Rare Home Video
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Heather Boswell was only a teenager when she lost her leg to a shark. That was in 1994. And it was all recorded on home video.
Boswell's harrowing shark-survival story, and others who suffered a similar trauma, are told as part of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week," which premieres Sunday, August 4.
Only a small percentage of shark species are considered dangerous to humans. In fact, more people die from bees, wasps, and snakes each year than sharks, according to the International Shark Attack file.
But run-ins between humans and sharks do happen — whether by accident or provoked.
All of these shark attack victims lived to tell their stories, but not without injuries.
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She Felt Pop - Leg Was Gone -- Ingraham Grad Survives South Pacific Shark Attack
Heather Boswell's first warning was when somebody yelled, "Shark!"
Until that moment, she had been swimming in the South Pacific Ocean, waves as warm as bath water, taking a break with about eight other shipmates from the Seattle-based research vessel Discoverer.
"I started swimming (for the ship) as fast as I could. Then I felt something grab my leg and jerk me. I turned and saw his fin," recalled Boswell, 19, from her bed at Harborview Medical Center yesterday.
Boswell, a 1992 Ingraham High School graduate, lost most of her left leg March 23 in a rare shark attack about 300 miles east of Easter Island off the Chilean coast.
She thinks the shark was a great white, about 14 feet long, although the species was not confirmed. The shark appeared out of nowhere and attacked Phil Buffington, a seaman swimming nearby. He suffered cuts to his legs that required more than 50 stitches.
Next the shark turned its attention to Boswell.
When the shark grabbed her right leg, Boswell stopped moving for a mome
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Terrifying moment great white shark bites woman’s leg clean off as rescuers try to haul her into boat
THIS is the terrifying moment a great white shark bites a woman's leg in front of horrified onlookers as a rescue team is trying to haul her into a boat.
Heather Boswell, 19, was working on a research ship when she was attacked by a shark while swimming off the coast of Chile.
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The horrific incident in which the young researcher lost her leg, was caught on camera in a home video.
It all started when the research team had a day off- and decided to spend it relaxing while swimming and snorkelling.
Suddenly a 16ft great white shark appeared and attacked the 19-year-old.
At first, the shark grabbed Heather's leg while she can be seen struggling to swim away.
"It didn't hurt at all, it was kind of like a puppy chewing on your finger," she recalled later.
Meanwhile, the crew members are desperately trying to pull her out of the water by extending a broom handle to her.
Panicked members of her team can be heard screaming as the
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