Annabelle, a young scuba diver visiting Belize with her family, was enjoying a diving trip when two sharks began circling. Moments later, they started attacking.
According to Annabelle’s mother, Kellie Carlson, the teen’s leg turned “sheet white” from the blood loss. After seven surgeries and a bacterial infection scare, Annabelle ultimately lost her right leg and now uses a prosthetic.
The incident caught international attention, especially after Kellie Carlson told NBC’s Morgan Chesky about the terrifying experience. Belize’s coast guard quickly launched an investigation, and Belize’s Minister of the Blue Economy acknowledged the seriousness of the situation.
