PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Jeff Joel, a shark conservation activist, talked about surviving an attack five days ago off Palm Beach County.
Joel, 69, said he was diving about 4 miles from the Jupiter inlet on Saturday, when he saw a lemon shark that was stuck in a fishing net.
After removing the shark’s head from the net, Joel said the shark thrashed around and bit him on the forearm, just above his wrist.
Joel applied a life-saving tourniquet. He needed 40 stitches and was hospitalized for two days at St Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
The medical center hosted a reunion of shark attack survivors and first responders on Wednesday, and a grateful Joel was there with his arm still bandaged.
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