A 12-year-old girl and a teenage boy each lost an arm in separate shark attacks in North Carolina that witnesses described as like 'a scene from Jaws.'
The female victim had her left arm amputated at the elbow and could still lose a leg while the 16-year-old boy lost his arm below the shoulder, officials confirmed.
The pair had to be airlifted from the beach after both were mauled by an unidentified shark within 90 minutes of each other off the coast of Oak Island on Sunday.
Both arrived at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in a critical condition but have responded well to treatment, hospital spokeswoman Martha Harlan told Mail Online.
Experts said it was likely the animal was a blacktip or spinner shark, which are usually about six to seven feet long, live in the surf and normally go after fish.
When they mistake humans for fish and bite them, they tend to realize their mistake and move on.
scary as hell
