Swimmer goes for gold at Paralympics after losing leg in shark attack
The Connecticut native and a friend were snorkeling off Turks and Caicos when a shark charged and bit Truwit's lower left leg.
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The Connecticut native and a friend were snorkeling off Turks and Caicos when a shark charged and bit Truwit's lower left leg.
The incident comes after three people – a woman and two teenage girls – were hurt in two separate shark attacks in Florida's Gulf Coast earlier this month
The victim was trying to boost her child aboard a floating play platform when the shark bit her, officials said.
Sharks may be portrayed as villains in movies, but they're actually "not dangerous to humans," experts say. Here's what to know.
In separate incidents in Florida, a 20-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Thursday and a 35-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Friday night, officials said.
"The water was red - with my blood," Mike Morita said. "I cannot believe how much courage my friends had."
Kristine Allen vanished Dec. 8 while snorkeling as a large shark was seen cruising the waters in south Maui, her husband said.
Surgeons stapled shut his open wounds, which spanned nearly 19 inches or the length of the shark's mouth.
Witnesses said the water was murky after a night of heavy rain, which poses an increased risk for humans while swimming.
A 13-year-old boy was attacked early Saturday by a shark while diving for lobsters in waters off Encinitas, California, near San Diego, authorities said.
A Cape Cod harbormaster said swimmers need to change their behavior and assume there are always sharks in the area or "something terrible is going to happen."
A man swimming off Cape Cod was attacked by a shark on Wednesday and was airlifted to a hospital.
A man who survived being attacked by a bear in Colorado less than a year ago was bitten by a shark in Hawaii this week.
The girl's father said he doubted she would have survived for another 10 seconds in the water.
Hunter Treschl is back in high school, hanging out with friends and seemingly undaunted by an unprovoked shark attack this summer.
Ten minutes into a beach vacation a young Colorado woman found herself fighting off a shark near Cocoa Beach, Florida.
The 16-year-old whose arm was amputated after a shark attacked him has been released from a North Carolina hospital.
A 16-year-old Colorado Springs boy attacked by a shark says he never saw the shark coming, and now he's ready to move on with his life.
A Colorado Springs teenager who lost his arm in a shark attack Sunday at a beach in North Carolina is remaining positive.
A North Carolina beach town is advising against ocean swimming after two youths were mauled by at least one shark over the weekend — but the beaches remain open.
A teenage boy badly injured in a shark attack is from Colorado Springs. He's one of two young victims of shark attacks in North Carolina.
A Denver man is back in Colorado after a summer trip to the East Coast that left him with multiple scars and an unbelievable story to tell.
A Denver man who is recovering from a shark attack is planning to return to the waters off Cape Cod where he was attacked.
A Denver man attacked by a shark off the coast of Cape Cod is expected to make a full recovery.
The reason most of the snow was on the southern periphery of the Denver metro area down into southern Colorado is the second storm took a track farther south turning into an Albuquerque Low.
Police are searching for a suspect in an attack on a jogger that happened in Denver. While the attack was going on, a good Samaritan says he stepped in and stopped it from being a worse attack.
The town of Wellington is where many men who are unhoused in Fort Collins are staying their nights of late.
Leaders in Aurora have always maintained that if you want to start a business in Colorado, their city is a great place to do it.
The Colorado Department of Public Safety and Colorado Bureau of Investigation have agreed to a statutory case review into the death of Megan Trussell.
Some gas stations in the Denver metro area sold contaminated fuel to customers on Thursday.
The reason most of the snow was on the southern periphery of the Denver metro area down into southern Colorado is the second storm took a track farther south turning into an Albuquerque Low.
Police are searching for a suspect in an attack on a jogger that happened in Denver. While the attack was going on, a good Samaritan says he stepped in and stopped it from being a worse attack.
The town of Wellington is where many men who are unhoused in Fort Collins are staying their nights of late.
Leaders in Aurora have always maintained that if you want to start a business in Colorado, their city is a great place to do it.
Denver police say the attack happened after 5 p.m. on Lincoln Street near Louisiana Avenue.
The Colorado Department of Public Safety and Colorado Bureau of Investigation have agreed to a statutory case review into the death of Megan Trussell.
The incident happened at the Hampton Inn on Stone Circle Drive.
The town of Wellington is where many men who are unhoused in Fort Collins are staying their nights of late.
Two people in Colorado have been arrested after the discovery of a malnourished dog led investigators to a home full of neglected animals.
A Colorado teen says that meeting the Avalanche is better than going to Hawaii. That's why he picked it as his dream for Make-A-Wish.
Several members of the Colorado Avalanche have been selected to join their national teams in Milan, Italy, for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 2027 Winter Classic in Utah will be the first time the Avalanche will play the event, and the fourth outdoor game the team will participate in.
While most Denver players and coaches are taking some time away from work this week after securing a bye during the first week of the NFL playoffs, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is expected to interview with a handful of NFL teams about their head coaching vacancies.
Nyjah Huston, who won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, is a seven-time world champion.
The White House shared video showing a different angle of Renee Nicole Good's shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and the moments that led up to it, as the investigation continues.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
President Trump has said Venezuela "unilaterally seized and sold American oil." But the history between the countries is far more complicated, experts note.
Southern Command said Marines and sailors launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier for the pre-dawn operation.
The monthly job gains were slightly below the 55,000 forecast by economists, according to a poll by FactSet.
Prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division were told they will not play a role in the investigation into a fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE officer, two sources said.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked HHS from halting $10 billion in social services funding to five states, a move the agency argued was necessary to crack down on fraud — but the states called unconstitutional.
A Colorado man is joining wildfire survivors from across the country to push lawmakers to make changes and provide support for survivors still rebuilding.
A new group within the Justice Department will target state artificial intelligence laws that it says hinder innovation, according to a memo.
Some of Colorado's congressional representatives are reacting to the 3-year Affordable Care Act tax credit extension passed by the House on Thursday.
Some of Colorado's congressional representatives are reacting to the 3-year Affordable Care Act tax credit extension passed by the House on Thursday.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
The new dietary guidelines recommend limits on added sugars and mention gut health. Here's what to know.
Six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases are no longer being recommended for all children by the CDC.
New research recommends against drinking coffee or tea served by airlines, urging travelers to stick to bottled water.
Leaders in Aurora have always maintained that if you want to start a business in Colorado, their city is a great place to do it.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
President Trump has said Venezuela "unilaterally seized and sold American oil." But the history between the countries is far more complicated, experts note.
The monthly job gains were slightly below the 55,000 forecast by economists, according to a poll by FactSet.
Artificial intelligence is transforming many spaces, including churches.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
State regulators said the text message from Christian Hatfield, the former district attorney for Colorado's 22nd Judicial District, "caused the staff member emotional harm."
A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver's ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.