Teen Fights Off Shark in Rare Galveston Encounter

19-year-old Oklahoma woman recounts harrowing experience and subsequent recovery after shark bite during family vacation.

Damiana Humphrey was bitten by a shark while swimming in waist-deep water off Jamaica Beach in Galveston, Texas.
The shark, estimated to be 4-5 feet long, severed four tendons in her hand.
Humphrey fought off the shark by punching it and was later rushed to the hospital for surgery.
Shark bites are rare in Galveston, occurring roughly once every two to three years, according to local officials.
Humphrey is expected to make a full recovery with physical therapy.