Australian diver, 32, bitten on face by shark, needed teeth surgically removed: report

An Australian woman was bitten on the face by a shark while diving last week and had her teeth surgically removed from her skull after the attack.

Bridgette O’Shannessy, 32, was mauled by a pointer shark on Friday while freediving on a reef in Adelaide.

He was swimming with his diving partner Brian Gordon Peters when the beast attacked, Perth Now reported.

Peters managed to get the animal away from her and then began applying pressure to its wounds, the outlet reported.

O’Shannessy was placed in a rescue boat and taken back to shore, according to 9 News.

Ray Tomlinson, an off-duty lifeguard, was on the beach when he heard Peters scream for help after the attack.

“I basically went to help get the boat onto the beach and secure it, at which point I realized there was a patient on the boat,” Tomlinson told 9 News. “I had applied pressure for quite some time and the patient was not stressed.”

Bridgette O’Shannessy, 32, was bitten on the face by a pointer shark on Friday while freediving on a reef in Adelaide. LinkedIn He was swimming with his diving partner Brian Gordon Peters, who managed to drive the animal away. Facebook/Bridgette O’Shannessy

O’Shannessy underwent two surgeries at Flinders Medical Centre, where some teeth had to be removed from his skull.

The diver and university student suffered nerve damage and other injuries, according to the local media.

O’Shannessy suffered nerve damage and other injuries in the attack, according to the local media. David Hogan

“He’s doing very well considering the circumstances,” Peters said, according to Perth Now.

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She is still in the hospital recovering.

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Source: vtt.edu.vn

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