Heather Boswell was only a teenager when she lost her leg to a shark. That was in 1994. And it was all recorded on home video.
Boswell's harrowing shark-survival story, and others who suffered a similar trauma, are told as part of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week," which premieres Sunday, August 4.
Only a small percentage of shark species are considered dangerous to humans. In fact, more people die from bees, wasps, and snakes each year than sharks, according to the International Shark Attack file.
But run-ins between humans and sharks do happen — whether by accident or provoked.
All of these shark attack victims lived to tell their stories, but not without injuries.
Heather Boswell was 19 years old when she was attacked by a Great White Shark while swimming off the coast of Chile.
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Boswell was working on a research ship, Discoverer, at the the time of the accident.
The attack happened as the young researcher and her crew members were swimming in the balmy waters of the Pacific Ocean, enjoying a day off from their environmental work.
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