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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo and Ramon Antonio Vargas

Teen survives Florida shark attack but loses hand and leg: ‘I made it’

a group of people in uniforms on a grassy area next to a helicopter
Emergency crews respond to shark-related incidents in Walton county, Florida, on 7 June 2024. Photograph: South Walton Fire District

The mother of a Florida teen who lost her leg and hand in a shark attack recently said the girl’s first words after waking up from her brutal ordeal were: “I made it”.

Lulu Gribbin, from Mountain Brook, Alabama, was one of three people who were injured in a spate of shark attacks Friday at Rosemary beach in Florida’s Walton county, in the western part of the state.

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