Shark Week dangers hit home as man is badly bitten while saving pregnant fiancée from harm

A Georgia man successful his early 20s is recovering aft experiencing a shark bite while protecting his pregnant fiancée astatine a Florida beach.

The man was wading successful waist-deep h2o adjacent nan Dunlawton Beach Approach successful Daytona Beach Shores soon earlier 5:30 p.m. connected Saturday — conscionable up of Shark Week this twelvemonth — erstwhile a shark estimated to beryllium astir 4 feet agelong spot his near ft and ankle, Volusia County Beach Safety officials told Fox News Digital successful a statement.

"He was treated connected segment by Beach Safety unit and transported to a adjacent infirmary pinch non-life-threatening injuries," officials said.

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The unfortunate was identified by FOX 5 Atlanta arsenic Jacorey High of Henry County, Georgia. High said his first privilege was getting his pregnant fiancée safely retired of nan water.

"I realized correct distant it was a shark because of nan measurement it spot down connected my foot, but I was much worried astir getting my fiancée retired of nan water," High told FOX 5 Atlanta.

Jacorey High, pictured above, was bitten by a shark connected Saturday astatine Daytona Beach, Florida. The incident happened conscionable arsenic Shark Week this twelvemonth gets underway.  (Jacorey High/GoFundMe)

High said nan shark continued to prosecute him arsenic he tried to escape.

"Then it came up to effort to get my arm. So I had to push it distant from me. I ran, and it tried to get my different leg," he told nan station.

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He described nan shark arsenic grey connected apical and astir arsenic gangly arsenic nan region from his waist to his feet, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.

After reaching nan shore, High realized nan severity of his injuries.

The shark (not pictured) that spot a Georgia man is estimated to beryllium astir 4 feet long. It spot nan man's near ft and ankle. (iStock)

"I didn't really consciousness it until I sewage to nan hospital, erstwhile they started giving maine medicine for it," he said.

Doctors performed room connected High's ft aft nan attack, and he told nan position he expects his recovery could return astir 3 months.

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"Hoping that it didn't really messiness up thing important successful my ft truthful that I tin spell backmost to work," High said.

Fox News Digital antecedently reported that shark experts person urged beachgoers to enactment alert this summertime arsenic sightings person accrued on respective U.S. coastlines.

After reaching shore, nan injured man (not pictured) realized nan severity of his injuries. He says his betterment will return astir 3 months.  (Paul Hennessy/ SOPA Images/ LightRocket via Getty Images)

Marine biologist Mike Heithaus of Florida International University told Fox News Digital that shark bites stay unusual, moreover during nan engaged summertime formation season.

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"People should ever beryllium alert of section conditions and perceive to lifeguards, but shark bites are very rare," he emphasized.

He recommended that group debar murky water, that they enactment distant from areas wherever ample schools of food are visible and that they debar places wherever different group are actively fishing.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to High for further remark astir what happened.