Overview

• During her Aug. 14 Good Morning America appearance, Boi said she remains traumatized by the attack that struck her thigh while she swam with her husband and two children.
• Boi publicly thanked the unidentified beachgoer who applied a towel to her wound, calling her “an angel” for stabilizing her before emergency responders arrived.
• Medical teams at the Río Piedras medical center confirmed her unborn child was unharmed before surgery and expect both to make a full recovery.
• She continues weekly doctor visits for follow-up care as authorities await laboratory analysis to definitively identify the species responsible for the attack.
• Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources initially judged the bite marks compatible with a shark, highlighting the rarity of such incidents on populated beaches.