California Instagram model Katarina Zarutskie, 19, was attacked by a shark while trying to take a photo in the waters of Staniel Cay in the Bahamas. The model was swimming with nurse sharks, which are known to be docile, when one of them bit her arm and pulled her underwater.
Katarina says she held her arm to stop the attraction of the other sharks and made her way to the shore. Her boyfriend's father was taking photos for Katarina's Instagram at the time of the attack and he was able to catch the exact moment she was bitten.
Concerned about her modeling career, Katarina told NBC News, “[The doctors] now believe that I still have pieces of the shark teeth in my arm and I will forever have a scar," adding, "I am so fortunate that I still have my arm and my life."
Check out the photos above.
Source: NBC
