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>> i mean, everyone who knows me knows i take humor to everything, so, yeah, i just like stuffed sharks. i think its funny. >> youre making light of the situation. rhett, what do you think watching your sister go through this? >> i mean, its definitely not something i ever expected to watch, but seeing her now and how positive she is, its good to see. >> addison, what have you said to your brother? i mean, his quick thinking is amazing. >> hes always been kind of like a hero to me, ever since we...

This large great white shark, to northern california, to the florida keys, where each recorded nonfatal attacks recently. this 16-year-old is recovering this morning after being attacked by a nine foot suspected whole shark. >> honestly, it feels like a weird dream because of grown up watching shark movies like jaws and all that stuff and i never expected it to happen to me. >> reporter: edison had been hunting for scallops and shallow water of keaton beach. >> i didnt feel it. the only thing th...

. all right. welcome back. a 17-year-old girl who survived a shark attack is sharing her story with cnn today. addison was scalloping in shallow waters off floridas gulf coast last week when a large shark bit her multiple times. her brother is a firefighter emt. he fought the shark off and was able to get her to safety. >> i didnt really know exactly what to do but i knew that with sharks youre supposed to punch them in the nose to get them off. i couldnt get around to punch it in the nose. th...

To this amazing story. i know you have a gofundme fund-raiser. obviously, there are a lot of needs going through what youre going through and this is to help you and your family. if you see that, you can know that that is the real thing. rhett and addison, thank you so much. we wish you so much luck tomorrow during this operation and during your recovery, addison. thank you to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. well be talking about how the uvalde community is reacting after the schools pol...

>> 100%, yeah. >> rhett, its thank goodness you were there right alongside of her and able to help her to get her to where she was able to get the help she needed at the hospital. whats ahead for your family, rhett, and do you expect that you guys will be back out near and around the ocean any time soon? >> i mean, most likely. addison seems like she wants to go back in the water. it really just depends on her. >> youre not afraid, addison? >> i mean, a sharks always been there. it just happened...

What is ahead for you? >> tomorrow theyre supposed to amputate to my knee, i believe. >> above your knee. >> above my knee. it will make it a lot easier in the end. im excited for it, to be honest. >> youre excited because youll be more functional and able to do activities? >> yes. 100%. im tired of sitting in bed all the time. >> i mean, addison, youre doing amazingly well. what do you attribute that to? >> honestly, just having family and friends around helps a lot and faith in god, to be hone...

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