PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — A great white shark attacked a man spear fishing off Pebble Beach, California, Friday severely injuring his leg in what witnesses described as a "horrifying scene," according to news outlets
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The victim's father, Armen Azatian, told KPIX-TV that the shark took "two or three bites" out of his son, 25-year-old Grigor Azatian, while they were fishing several hundred yards offshore. Azatian told the TV station that his son remained calm throughout the attack by the 15-foot shark and after he managed to escape.
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“The rescue team told me his leg had been hit really hard,” Dan Silveira told KPIX. “I hope he gets to keep his leg. I hope he recovers fully.”
Grigor Azatian sustained a severe injury to his right thigh, rescue officials said, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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The shark may have been tagged with a monitor by researchers shortly before the attack, local media reported.