# Update on Jessie Arbogast, 2001 shark bite victim

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-jessie-arbogast-2001-shark-bite-victim/504452
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 27, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-jessie-arbogast-2001-shark-bite-victim/504452 "2009-07-27T17:45:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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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: [July 27, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-jessie-arbogast-2001-shark-bite-victim/504452/1 "2009-07-27T17:45:54Z")

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Can’t really say anything “good,” but it’s amazing he’s actually made the progress that he has, considering the near-fatal blood loss in the attack.  
[Story](http://m.pnj.com/news.jsp?key=210678)

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### Author: ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-jessie-arbogast-2001-shark-bite-victim/504452/2 "2009-07-27T23:23:09Z")

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What a heartbreaking story.

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### Author: ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-jessie-arbogast-2001-shark-bite-victim/504452/3 "2009-07-27T23:25:25Z")

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The link isn’t working for me.

ETA: Even though I’m using Safari, it sends me to a page formatted for the iPhone (and not the article linked). Got it to work using Fire Fox.

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### Author: ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-jessie-arbogast-2001-shark-bite-victim/504452/4 "2009-07-27T23:28:54Z")

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not working for me either. i do wonder from time to time of how things were going as the prognosis at the time wasn’t the best.