The mother of a 13-year-old Florida surfer bitten by a shark on Tuesday afternoon said her son was 'so brave.'
A Florida teenager bitten by a shark was"so brave" and told his mother not to cry, according to a media interview with her.that the boy told her he was"going to be OK" despite later needing 19 stitches for the bite.
Logan Radd was bitten twice by a shark in the ocean off Satellite Beach, Florida on Tuesday afternoon while with his family. After making his way to shore following the two bites to his foot, he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Speaking to Florida Today, Jennifer Radd said:"He just told me, 'Mommy, don't cry... He was so brave, just telling me he was going to be OK. The bites looked pretty gnarly and got him 19 stitches."
She later told the local news outlet that the experience was"the worst thing a mother could go through". Her son Logan added that he would be surfing again once his stitches were taken out.reported earlier this weekThe man was attacked while swimming on Tuesday at 5 p.m. local time.
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