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Steve Bruemmer, now 63, was recently retired from supporting online classes at Monterey Peninsula College, and had just developed a new routine. There was one day a week of volunteering

The Red Cross is honoring three heroes that worked together in order to save the life of Steve Bruemmer who suffered a shark bite while swimming near Lover’s Point beach back in June 2022.

The trio are three of 16 individuals who were honored with a Carnegie Medal this quarter.

An unlucky swimmer was attacked by a great white shark off the California coast three weeks ago. It bit down and dragged Steve Bruemmer underwater. "I got myself back to the surface and started yelling for help, and that’s when all my luck changed."

I was about 150 yards from being done, near the beach, when, just wham...I was bit ferociously by a shark right across my thighs and abdomen, Steve Bruemmer, 62, of Monterey, recalled.

One incident is going to cost a Florida teenager her leg.

Experts say the shark could be as big as world record holder Deep Blue

Heath Braddock, Aimee Johns and Paul Bandy all rushed to help Steve Bruemmer. They are credited with saving Bruemmer's life.

Heath Braddock, Aimee Johns and Paul Bandy all rushed to help Steve Bruemmer. They are credited with saving Bruemmer's life.

CCTV video captured the moment three Good Samaritans helped save a swimmer attacked by a shark.