N.C. Girl Survives Shark Attack
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A 13-year-old girl is expected to fully recover after being attacked by a shark while swimming near an island off the coast of North Carolina.
Carley Schlentz of Greensboro, N.C., sustained bites to her left foot while swimming with friends near Topsail Island, a 26-mile barrier island off the state's coast.
Schlentz, who was immediately rushed to Cape Fear Hospital after Friday's attack, reportedly received 60 stitches.
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"I felt like something grabbed my foot but then it got really sharp and it wasn't letting go," the girl said in an interview with MyFox8.com.
"So I pulled away and by then it had already bitten me twice," she said. "Then I pulled it out (of the water) to see what it was and it was pretty bad. The ligament was spread out and you could see it."