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Watch: Nurse Who Rescued Shark Attack Victim From Water Speaks Out

09 January 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.

A nurse recounts how he entered the water at Dorch Beach in Frederiksted after hearing screams, rescued a woman following an apparent shark attack, and helped bring her ashore alive before emergency responders transported her to JFL, where she later died.

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St. Croix Rescue and other emergency personnel at Dorsch Beach on a search and rescue mission.

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