US Politics | Shark attack victim’s horrifying final moments revealed after swimmer suffered ‘unsurvivable blood loss’
THE HORRIFYING final moments of a shark attack victim who suffered ...unsurvivable blood loss' have been revealed. Kaelah Marlow, 19, suffered a fatal single bite when she was attacked by a 9ft great white shark in New Zealand in January last year. FacebookKaelah Marlow, 19, died after being attacked by a great white shark in January last year '/ ' GettyShe died after suffering ...unsurvivable blood loss' a coroner ruled '/ ' On Wednesday, a coroner ruled there was nothing lifeguards could have done to save the 19-year-old's life. Michael Robb said the swimmer suffered ...massive and unsurvivable blood loss... from a ...single massive bite... after the attack on January 7. Kaelah's final moments were heard during an inquest, with pals describing her frantic cries for help. She was swimming with a group of friends on Waihi beach on New Zealand's North Island when tragedy struck last year. READ MORE ON SHARK ATTACKS JAW BLIMEY! Terrifying moment great white shark circles kayaker and tries to bite his oar GREAT FRIGHT Watch shock moment massive 9ft shark leaps from ocean & smashes into boat Her pals felt the current was too strong and headed back to shore but say Kaelah failed to follow them. Lifeguards who had been keeping an eye on them noticed that Kaelah was drifting out to sea but say she did not seem distressed or in any ...obvious difficulty.... They deployed a rescue boat but she was suddenly attacked as they made their way towards her. A friend told the coroner's court that Kaelah started panicking and waving her arms to attract attention whilst shouting ...shark'. Most read in US News RED-HANDED Gory pics show bloody sweats of OnlyFans 'killer' after 'stabbing boyfriend' TRAGIC END Mystery as family say Shanquella Robinson died of broken neck on Mexico vacation RAPPER BUSTED Shock vid shows rapper tackled by cops in 'surprise arrest' in front of crowd SHOPPERS' HORROR Suspect shot at Target after 'slashing boy, 7, & stabbing woman in chest' DANGEROUS OVERSIGHT Delphi murder cops 'forgot suspect's huge admission five years ago' 'HE TOOK HER' Casey Anthony breaks silence on daughter's death to blame dad in shock twist They said: ...Kaelah was really panicking and waving her arm around in the water before being pulled into the boat.... The teen was conscious when she was pulled from the water as she yelled that she had been attacked by a shark. A lifeguard recalled seeing lots of blood in the water whilst a witness described seeing ...something in the water... that looked like ... seaweed or some other people... around the swimmer. Kaelah was rushed back to the shore where the witness helped apply pressure to her bloody wounds and a lifeguard used a tourniquet. But a coroner ruled that there was nothing that could have been done to save her life despite their best efforts. Kaelah died on the beach after she suffered ...massive blood loss in a short space of time...., the report said. Speaking in court, the coroner said: ...The woman was making noises but not responding to voices and she appeared to suffer a small seizure. ...It was likely Marlow had already suffered massive and unsurvivable blood loss by the time lifeguards arrived and pulled her out of the water. ...I conclude that the lifeguards were appropriately undertaking their responsibilities to observe Kaelah and were already actively taking action to check on her when she suffered her fatal injury.... The coroner gave recommendations to help prevent or ...reduce the risk' of serious injury or death from shark attacks. The Sun reported in January that one of her grief-stricken relatives had marched into the water after her death to ...challenge the shark.... Witness Tadhg Stopford said after work on the victim had ceased, a man walked into the ocean. ...The man roused himself and marched 100m into the sea,... he told the New Zealand Herald. ...His entry into the sea was a challenge, I guess, to the shark who had stolen the life of his loved one. He defiantly waded deep into the sea, and stayed there for several minutes. ...With my children around me, I felt his loss.... Amanda Gould told local news outlet Stuff she had been swimming waist-deep with her husband and two boys when she saw Kaelah get separated from her group of friends, and pulled out into deep water. "We were in the water at the same time as the girl and her friends,... she said. ...They were about five metres in front of us, but they kept getting further and further out. "She got separated from all her friends and was pulled really far out, beyond where the surfers would sit." FacebookThe teen was swimming with pals when tragedy struck '/ ' APFlowers are placed on a beach following a shark attack at Bowentown near Waihi in New Zealand, Friday, Jan 8, 2021 '/ '
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