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<\/p>\nThe 12-year-old boy attacked by a m\u1d00ssive reef shark\u00a060 miles off the Bahamas during a family trip said he was certain he was about to die before his quick-thinking older brother came to his rescue and saved his life.<\/p>\n
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Parker Roll, of Friendswood, Texas, said he\u2019d never felt such agonizing pain as he relived the terrifying moment an 8-to-10-foot, razor-tooth shark\u00a0clamped onto his leg while he was swimming near Staniel Cay island\u00a0during a boat tour of the Exuma Cays last Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just thought I was gonna die,\u201d Roll\u00a0told Good Morning America.<\/p>\n
Parker, right, was saved by his older brother Jack after he was attacked by a shark.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t really feel it at first because there was so much adrenaline but I remember looking down and I just see this head and its head was well over a foot wide. I\u2019ve never felt pain like that cause there was the salt water and huge wounds and tons of teeth marks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parker\u2019s 16-year-old brother, Jack, spotted the predator moments before the grisly attack, initially mistaking it for a rock before brushing the creature off as a \u201creally big\u201d harmless nurse shark.<\/p>\n
Seconds later, his brother\u2019s \u201cear-piercing\u201d screams rang out as blood stained the crystal-blue water.<\/p>\n
\u201cI immediately took off my swimsuit because I was like, oh we need to stop that bleeding,\u201d Jack recalled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ran over there, wrapped it around his leg and then picked him up and started carrying him over to the beach\u201d he added, before others rushed in to help haul Parker over to the boat.<\/p>\n
Parker Roll, of Friendswood, Texas, thought he was going to die after the shark attack.<\/p>\n
The roughly 10-foot shark that attacked Parker was believed to be harmless at first.<\/p>\n
But with no cell service or radio signal on the remote island \u2013 and a 60-mile trek back to shore \u2013 the Roll family said they were left to do nothing but pray until they reached the hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole boat was praying on that ride back cause it was very uncertain how it was gonna turn out,\u201d Parker\u2019s dad told the outlet.<\/p>\n
The wounded child underwent surgery and was treated for severe injuries to his leg and foot, receiving roughly 30 to 40 s\u0442\u03b9\u0442ches.<\/p>\n
His \u201cvery grateful and blessed\u201d parents said doctors are optimistic about their son\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n
The wounded child underwent surgery and was treated for severe injuries to his leg and foot, receiving roughly 30 to 40 s\u0442\u03b9\u0442ches.<\/p>\n
His \u201cvery grateful and blessed\u201d parents said doctors are optimistic about their son\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely consider myself very lucky as that shark could have easily taken my leg off,\u201d Parker said, crediting his heroic older brother for saving his life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely consider him as my hero as he stopped the bleeding and saved my life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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