Long-time surfer hails his fast-acting friend and the California Coast Guard for his rescue from a brutal shark attack.
Surfer describes terrifying great white shark attack and dramatic rescue
As he battled for his life with what he and witnesses said they thought was a great white shark, his friend Jeremy Howard looked on in horror and said he knew he had to move fast. The former lifeguard used his extensive water rescue training to pull Coons to safety and quickly applied a tourniquet letting his friend know what was happening.
Authorities posted a video of the rescue on Twitter, which shows the man wearing a wetsuit while being hoisted from a boat to the helicopter. Adam Coons recovers in the hospital in Santa Barbara after he was attacked by a shark while surfing on Dec. 21, 2019. "I don’t know why it’s me and my family that get to stay together, while others have lost so much, and why I am keeping my legs and why I will have full recovery, except to hopefully inspire others to not give up on their passions and for families to hear the story of a Christmas miracle and to come together during the holidays no matter what might have been otherwise standing between them," he said.
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