Teen survives abdomen shark bite with world-first surgeries in Townsville | ABC NEWS
14-year-old Sam Nai defied the odds, surviving a catastrophic shark bite in the Torres Strait. Attacked while swimming off a jetty on Thursday Island, Sam’s journey included 20 surgeries over four dramatic months.
His surgeon, Dr Brendan O’Connor, believes Sam is blazing a trail as the first recorded survivor of such a severe abdominal shark bite. The regional hospital team rebuilt his side using biosynthetic tissue substitutes – no muscle from other areas needed. With only scars as a reminder, Sam is on track for a full comeback.
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