# Any update on the kid bitten by the shark last summer?

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**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 17, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-update-on-the-kid-bitten-by-the-shark-last-summer/114451 "2002-06-17T02:50:48Z")
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### Author: ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-update-on-the-kid-bitten-by-the-shark-last-summer/114451/1 "2002-06-17T02:50:48Z")

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I think it was in Florida. A kid was bitten by a shark and almost died of exsanguination. The last I heard was about two months later, and the prognosis was not particularly good. He could follow some motions with his eyes, but that was about it.

Any updates recently???

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### Author: ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-update-on-the-kid-bitten-by-the-shark-last-summer/114451/2 "2002-06-17T03:08:06Z")

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The one where the uncle jumped in and wrestled the shark down? The kid’s name was Jessie Arbogast.  
[http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/07/20/shark.attack.boy/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/07/20/shark.attack.boy/index.html)

He “continues to make progress”.  
[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/jessie.shtml#progress](http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/jessie.shtml#progress)

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### Author: ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-update-on-the-kid-bitten-by-the-shark-last-summer/114451/3 "2002-06-17T04:03:42Z")

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According to the shark, he tastes just like chicken.

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### Author: ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-update-on-the-kid-bitten-by-the-shark-last-summer/114451/4 "2002-06-25T01:49:44Z")

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Looks like it will be years before he has completely recovered. ☹