A Dallas woman continues to recover after she was bitten by what experts believe to be an 8-foot-long bull shark while snorkeling with family in the Bahamas.
Lacy Webb-Martin said when it happened she knew immediately she was being attacked by a shark.
“I felt a really hard hit from behind and then a shake and then I was let go,” said Webb-Martin.
The shark took out a bite about the size of a large pizza. Doctors in the Bahamas told Martin’s husband they were not sure if she would be able to survive.
“The whole time I was in a little bit of a panic state,” said husband Britt Martin. “But she kept reassuring me everything was going be OK.”
“I knew that there were things that needed to be done,” said Webb-Martin. “And in my mind I was methodically thinking what needed to be done next.”
Remarkably Webb-Martin stayed calm after the shark ripped skin, tissue and muscle from her back.
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Now, she is recovering at her Dallas home, but the avid snorkeler said she can't wait to get back in the ocean again.
“There’s a lot of emotional healing for all of us,” said Webb-Martin. “It’s not just my physical transformation that we're going through. This has been traumatic for everyone in the family. We think that’s a real good milestone for us to celebrate life in that way.”
Doctors removed a shark's tooth from Webb-Martin's back during surgery, and she said she'll still need additional surgery before she makes a full recovery.
