Overview

• Eleonora Boi took to Instagram on August 4 to recount the shark attack, describing it as the worst day of her life
• Carolina Municipal Police Commissioner Rubén Moyeno and the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources confirmed the July 31 bite marks were compatible with a shark attack
• Medical teams in Río Piedras performed surgery to repair her leg injuries, and she reported that both her and her unborn child’s health are stable
• In her post, Boi thanked her husband, former NBA forward Danilo Gallinari, for his support and joked that the shark “will soon hear from my lawyers”
• Shark attacks near crowded beaches are rare, with the International Shark Attack File documenting about 65 unprovoked incidents worldwide each year