Florida surfer survives near-fatal shark attack at same beach, 12 years after first bite
This wasn't Cole Taschman's first brush with a shark. Twelve years prior, he had been bitten by a smaller shark while surfing in the same exact spot at Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Florida.
Florida surfer survives shark attack at same beach he was bitten at 11 years ago: ‘I’m dead’
A Florida surfer is on the road to recovery after he was bitten by a shark — more than a decade after he survived a similar attack on the same beach. Cole Taschman, 28, was catching waves with his friends at Bathtub Beach in Stuart last week when a large shark clamped down on both his feet, he told WPTV.
Surfer bitten by shark at same beach 11 years apart: ‘Same beach, same exact rock, same place’
He was 16 in 2013 when a blacktip reef shark bit his hand. "Same beach, same exact rock, same place, same reef, same everything," he said. Mr Taschman's girlfriend Ana Peci launch
Surfer bitten by shark on same beach twice in attacks 11 years apart
A Florida surfer said he was bitten by a shark on the ‘same beach, same exact rock’ where another shark bit him in 2013.
Twice bitten: Florida charter captain survives second shark attack at same beach
Cole Taschman has faced not one, but two shark attacks in his lifetime — and still, his passion for the ocean remains unbroken.
Surfer Recovering from Second Shark Bite in 11 Years at Same Beach: ‘I Don’t Even Know How I Still Have Toes’
So 93 stitches, I think I got like 10 staples or something like that and then three tendons gone that they reattached," Cole Taschman said of the incident
‘It was a beast’: Surfer survives his 2nd shark attack at same beach
Two surgeries and 93 stitches later, Taschman says he’s recovering. This was Taschman’s second shark bite. “The first one was a tiny reef pup,” the surfer described. The first bite happened at the same beach in 2013, but the damage this time was far worse.
Surfer Survives Second Shark Attack on Same Florida Beach, 11 Years Apart
While it may be a common misconception that lightning doesn't strike the same place twice, apparently the same myth can be ruled out when it comes to shark attacks. Case in point, a Florida surfer was recently bitten by a shark on the same beach he was bitten more than a decade ago.
Fla. Man Bitten by Shark on Same Beach He Was Attacked 11 Years Earlier: 'It's Freaky'
As reported by TCPalm, 28-year-old Cole Taschman was surfing at Bathtub Beach with his friends and girlfriend on Friday, Oct. 25, when he was bitten on his feet by a shark. The attack came after he was previously bitten on his arm by a shark 11 years ago on the same beach at age 16.
Shark Bites 61-Year-Old Maui Surfer, Completely Severing His Leg Below the Knee
A shark bit a Maui surfer Friday and severed his leg, authorities said. The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday morning when a shark bit him. Police officers who arrived to the scene first tried to control the bleeding with tourniquets.
61-year-old surfer's leg 'completely severed' in Maui shark attack
A 61-year-old man surfing on the Hawaiian island of Maui had has leg completely severed during a shark attack, local police say.
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Man Attacked By Shark For Second Time At Same U.S. Beach
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'Don't even look': Shark bites both of surfer's feet, leading to two surgeries, 93 stitches
Cole Taschman and his friends were on the water Oct. 25 at Bathtub Beach when he felt 'the sharpest knife you can imagine' ...
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Taschman was 16 when a 4- to 5-foot-long blacktip reef shark bit him in 2013, resulting in 93 stitches and two surgeries.