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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Tyler Smiley gave his first sermon at Lakewood Baptist. A decade later, he's returned as senior pastor Neal Booth, Lakewood Baptist Church's deacon leadership chair, passes a symbolic baton on Dec. 13, 2020, to Tyler Smiley, who is now the congregation's senior pastor. Photo courtesy Lakewood Baptist Church At 21 years old, Tyler Smiley gave his first sermon before the members of Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville. Smiley said he preached...

Nearly four years. it happened saturday. the victim, a 65-year-old man identified as tom smiley, a repaired optometrist. he went for his last swim before he was set to return home to california when a shark suddenly mauled him. he was just 60 yards from the shore. first responders got him out of the water, gave him cpr, tried to save him but they couldn't. horrified beach goers saw it all unfold. >> they pulled the man up. he looked unconscious when they transferred him to the other aga gerny. as we got closer i saw blood on his some mac and i looked more, and his wrist, it looked like the ski...

The story there. first shark death there in four years. >> reporter: just absolutely stunning because this happened only 60 yards right off a very popular beach. they saw the whole thing unfurl right in front of their just a horrifying scene there. >> they pulled the man up. he looked unconscious when they transferred him to the other gurney, and -- and we could see that they were trying to do cpr on him, but as we got closer i saw some blood on his stomach and then i got looking a little bit more and his wrist. it looks like the skin on his wrist was just torn off and his entire left corner...