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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. A ten-year-old boy was seriously injured in a confirmed shark attack while he was body boarding off the coast of Hawaii. “Armenpress: reports about this, citing dailymail.
Raymond Senensi was just 60 yards from the shore of the scenic Makaha Beach Park on Oahu's western coast when he began screaming for help, witnesses reported.
Theyoungster had been body boarding when he says he saw a shark leap out of the water and clamp its jaws around is right thigh.
nstead of panicking, the brave fourth grader fought back and scared off the monster of the deep.
'I kicked him with this leg and then I kicked him in the nose. And then, I didn't panic,' Senensi told reporters at a news conference yesterday - the day after the attack on Wednesday afternoon, reportedHawaii News Now.
Finding its prey feistier than expected, the six foot, gray and white shark swam off in search of an easier meal.
Senensi was rushed to hospital in a serious condition with deep gashes along his leg, according to Shayne Enright with the Honolulu Department of Emergency Services.
He received dozens of stitches at Hawaii's Queen's Medical Center but was already up and about on crutches the following day.
The boy's mother, who had been at the showers when he was attacked, was 'terrified' when she heard what happened but was also was incredibly 'proud' of her son.