Florida fisherman attacked after falling into shark-infested water at Bahamas marina

A Florida man who fell off a fishing boat last month at a marina in the Bahamas and was attacked by a shark is recovering.

Marlin Wakeman, 24, of Stuart, said during a Thursday news conference at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach that he’d be returning to the Bahamas and the water as soon as possible.

“I may have some nightmares here or there, but I’ll be all right,” Wakeman said.

Marlin Wakeman was bitten by Caribbean reef sharks after he slipped and fell into the water in the Bahamas. GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK

Wakeman was at the Flying Fish Marina in Long Island on April 26 when he tried to jump to the docked boat he was working on.

He said at least 20 sharks swim around the marina at any given time because they’re attracted to the discarded fish carcasses.

Wakeman slipped and fell into the shark-infested water, and he was bit on the leg seconds later by what he believed was a Caribbean reef shark.

Another shark hit him on the shoulder before he could get out of the water.

Wakeman said the boat’s captain tied a tourniquet on his leg before he was taken to a clinic.

Wakeman was at the Flying Fish Marina in Long Island on April 26 when he tried to jump to the docked boat he was working on. GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK
He said at least 20 sharks swim around the marina at any given time because they’re attracted to the discarded fish carcasses. GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK
Wakeman slipped and fell into the shark-infested water, and he was bit on the leg seconds later. GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK

He was later flown to Florida for surgery at St. Mary’s.

Dr. Robert Borrego said the shark punctured Wakeman’s kneecap and just missed an artery.

The trauma surgeon estimated the shark to be about 7 feet long, based on the size of the bite mark.

Borrego said he expects Wakeman to make a full recovery.

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