Boy, seven, mauled by 13ft shark & has part of leg torn off by beast after jumping into water while playing with friends
The boy was playing with his friends in shark infested waters when the beast grabbed hold of his body.
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Horrified witnesses at Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva recalled seeing the boy jump from a fisherman's dock moments before being attacked.
The child was bitten on his right forearm, left hand and had one of his calves ripped off.
He was quickly treated at the scene before being rushed to a local hospital.
Doctors decided his injuries were so severe that he was evacuated to the larger Taaone Hospital shortly after arriving.
Another shark attack victim was left with similar wounds after her calf was torn off in a Fourth of July mauling.
Tabatha Sullivent was one of four people injured in a shark attack on South Padre Island off the southern coast of Texas.
Sullivent recalls feeling the beast approach as she tried to kick it to get ot to go away.
But the shark suddenly clasped onto her leg and bit off a majority of her left calf.
It comes as a luxury Maldives getaway turned into a nightmare when a dentist was mauled by a shark in a terrifying attack.
Ekaterina Alexandrova, 30, from Moscow, shared footage of the moment she was attacked while snorkelling with a friend.
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