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NY Post
New York Post
29 Jun 2023


NextImg:Girl attacked twice by shark: ‘I could see blood dripping down her leg’

A 12-year-old Philadelphia girl who survived a gruesome shark attack that left 50 stitches in her leg is now sharing details of the harrowing day.

Magnolia Woodhead, who was in the Cocoa Beach area — a waterfront east of Orlando — for a gymnastics competition earlier this week swam south of the Cocoa Beach pier. At first, her family’s biggest concern was getting a sunburn.

Then, a shark got hold of Woodhead’s leg.

“Right when I got out of the water, I just started screaming because I knew that it wasn’t good,” Woodhead told FOX 35 in Orlando.

Doctors believe that the poor girl had been bitten twice while in the water because of the numerous puncture wounds she had.

“About 75 to 100 up and down her little thigh,” her mother, Melissa Stallings said.

A 12-year-old girl survived a horrible shark accident in Florida.
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“My husband picks her up, and I could see blood dripping down her leg…Shark bite was not on the agenda for the day, I’ll tell you that,” the mother added.

Despite the horrific injury Woodhead had sustained — and the 50 stitches and hospital visits that came after — her mind was only in one place.

“My first thought was, like, I’m not going to do gymnastics,” she recalled.

After being discharged from the medical center, Woodhead cheered on her teammates from the sidelines as, of course, she had to sit this competition out.

Magnolia Woodhead has stayed in high spirits since her shark attack.

Magnolia Woodhead has stayed in high spirits since her shark attack.
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“I was just there because I really wanted to support my teammates because I know they’ve worked so hard on this contest and stuff,” Woodhead said.

Although she won’t be plunging into the water “for a long time,” the brave athlete aims to return to the sunshine state to partake in next year’s competition.

Later in the week Woodhead will be doing what all champions do — going to Disney World to celebrate her high-spirited recovery.