Lemon shark stuck in fishing net bites man trying to help off Palm Beach

Diver Says He Was Bit by a Shark While Rescuing It from a Fishing Net, and He Said He'd Do It Again

"Anytime I see, you know, a shark or any animal in distress, I'm gonna help them,” diver Jeff Joel saidToday/YouTube Diver Joel Jeff and his first responder speak out after shark bite.A man trying to do a good deed for a shark ended up on the wrong end of its jaws.Diver Jeff Joel told Good Morning America (GMA) and the Today show that he had been diving off the coast of Florida when he came upon a group of lemon sharks — and one in particular wi…

Lemon shark stuck in fishing net bites man trying to help off Palm Beach

Jeff Joel, a shark conservation activist, talked about surviving an attack five days ago off Palm Beach County. Joel, 69, said he was diving about 4 miles from the Jupiter inlet on Saturday, when he saw a lemon shark that was stuck in a fishing net. After removing the shark’s head from the net, Joel said the shark thrashed around and bit him on the forearm, just above his wrist. Joel applied a life-saving tourniquet. He needed 40 stitches and wa…