13-year-old shark survivor now helps scientists chip predators

Ella Reed, 13, survived a frightening shark attack off the coast of Florida, but she returned to the ocean with researchers to swim among the ferocious animals, reports New York Post.

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Last month, 13-year-old Ella Reed was sitting with friends in the shallow water near the pier in Fort Pierce Beach, about an hour from West Palm, when a 1,2m (XNUMXm) blunt-nosed shark suddenly sank its teeth into her side.

The bloody girl managed to fight off the beast. She hit the shark with her fist in the snout, covering her belly with her hand. The horrific encounter resulted in 19 stitches to her abdomen, arm and leg.

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However, Reed had no intention of staying on land. She accepted an invitation from researchers at Nova Southeastern University to join the June 9 shark chipping expedition.

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“When I got the invitation to chip sharks, I was really excited,” said Reid, an eighth grader and aspiring marine biologist.

Research scientist Derek Burkholder said his team felt Reid should have a more positive experience with the infamous underwater predator.

“We thought maybe the first interaction wasn’t the best,” Burkholder said. “We would like her second interaction with the shark to be much more positive.”

Reed helped mark the sharks' fins and tossed them bait, but she also dived into the water to splash with them—even petting baleen nurse sharks and a giant tiger shark that swam past their boat.

“Chipping sharks was a lot of fun,” Reed said. “It was much better than the last time I encountered another shark.”

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Ella's mother, Devin Reed, said she hopes the experience will help her daughter in her future career.

“Now she can see what marine biology is and how it can make a difference,” she said.

The university offered the girl a scholarship to study at this institution when she was old enough to enter there.

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