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Parker Blanchette said his scar "will look epic," and the shark bite won't change his mind about surfing again.
Updated: 5:06 PM MDT May 12, 2021 Jocelyn Brumbaugh Less than a week after he received more than 100 stitches for a shark bite, 14-year-old Parker Blanchette is ready to ride the waves again.The eighth-grader from Hawaii, who said he surfs six times a week, described the moment he was bitten by a shark while jumping off a wave last week."It felt like a little punch to my leg and I immediately hopped on my board after seeing the blood and paddled to shore," he told KITV.Lifeguards say they've seen more sharks in the area between April and June due to breeding and birthin...
KANEOHE, Hawaii (KITV) — Even after receiving more than 100 stitches, the 14-year-old boy bitten by a shark in waters off Kaneohe last week says he’s ready to go surfing again. Parker Blanchette says this wasn’t his first run-in with a shark. Blanchette is an 8th grader that surfs at North Beach about six-times per week. After around three-hours in the water last Monday, he was bitten by a shark as he jumped-off a wave. “It felt like a little punch to my leg and I immediately hopped on my board after seeing the blood and paddled to shore,” Blanchette said.
Staff Parker Blanchette was bitten by a shark at North Beach on Oahu’s Kaneohe Marine Corps Base on May 3. Right as he jumped off his board after surfing a wave, he felt the apex predator sink its teeth into his soft flesh. But he wasn’t worried. In fact, Parker knew this could happen. He hasn’t been surfing long but he understands that he’s learned to ride waves in places that sharks call home. It’s their turf. “It felt pretty darn normal,” he said. “I was just hopping off a wave and it felt like a little punch to my leg, and I immediately hopped on my board after s...