Family of Shark Attack Survivor Launches GoFundMe

Last week, a teenager was severely injured while scuba diving in Belize, resulting in the loss of her leg. Today, she turns to the public for support following the traumatic incident. According to reports, fifteen-year-old Annabelle Carlson had completed a dive between Halfmoon and Hat Caye when she decided to return to the water for a final swim. It was at that point that the teenager was violently attacked by a shark. Carlson was flown to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where she remains in pediatric intensive care and is scheduled for at least one more surgery on her leg. To lighten the financial load, a family friend has launched a GoFundMe campaign for Carlson’s treatment. The page for the campaign reads, quote, the quick action from the emergency response team in Belize saved her life. They were able to stabilize her, at which point she was medically flown to the United States and is currently receiving care at the top trauma center. Annabelle will have a very long road of recovery ahead of her, end quote. The GoFundMe page aims to raise two hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars of which over one hundred and fifty-five thousand has been met.