Overview
- Parker Roll, 12, was bitten while swimming at Staniel Cay on Tuesday, June 23, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
- His 16-year-old brother Jack pulled him from the water, wrapped a swimsuit around the wound to stem bleeding, and carried him to shore.
- Boat crew members then helped and the family transported Parker roughly 60 miles by boat to a hospital on New Providence where he had surgery and received stitches.
- Parker told reporters he feared he would die and described intense pain but can now walk short distances and his parents say doctors expect a full recovery.
- The family believes the animal was an 8-to-10-foot reef shark, and outlets differ on the exact stitch count reported which highlights variation in early coverage of remote emergencies.