A North Carolina father saved his teenage daughter's life after she wasattacked by a shark at Fort Macon State Park near Atlantic Beach around noonon Sunday
1 / 2A North Carolina father saved his teenage daughter's life after she was attacked by a shark at Fort Macon State Park near Atlantic Beach around noon on Sunday.
Winter sprang into action, diving beneath the surface and punching the shark in the nose multiple times until it let go of the girl and swam away. He then began applying pressure to his daughter's wound while rushing her back to shore. Paige sustained severe injuries in the attack, including "deep lacerations to her leg, pelvic and hand areas," according to officials with the Atlantic Beach Fire Department.
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