Maggie Drozdowski, 15, surfer attacked by shark off Jersey Shore
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May 24, 2023Maggie Drozdowski, 15, surfer attacked by shark off Jersey Shore
Maggie Drozdowski said a shark grabbed
her foot and pulled her underwater
Maggie Drozdowski getting around on crutches due to her injuries Monday, said her close encounter with the Shark has left her “traumatized.”
The teenage dancer and surfer from Chester County, Pennsylvania, shared her harrowing tale of survival in an interview with CBS Philadelphia less than 24 hours after her close call.
On Sunday afternoon, Drozdowski and a friend were surfing near the 110th Street beach in Stone Harbor, New Jersey.
She said her board had just been washed away by a big wave when a shark latched onto her left foot and dragged her underwater.
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According to the International Shark Attack File, there have been 15 confirmed shark attacks in New Jersey. The last one happened in 2006.
The beach in Stone Harbor remained open after the surfer’s run-in with the shark.
Still reeling from her brush with death, Drozdowski said she has no plans of going back into the ocean this summer.
Teen surfer Maggie Drozdowski ‘traumatized’ by shark attack that dragged her underwater off New Jersey coast https://t.co/5EQWsXO8UD pic.twitter.com/lryC8yWmQM
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) May 24, 2023
"I immediately felt the pain in my foot. I looked at the back of my leg and there was a big chunk of skin missing," recalled Maggie Drozdowski. Officials say her injuries are consistent with a shark bite. https://t.co/WNbAdhltDu
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) May 23, 2023
