Re: 07/19/2007 Harvey Miller (Hawaii)
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:27 pm
Ohio Man Shares Survival Story After Shark Attack
Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:22 PM
SYLVANIA, Ohio — An Ohio attorney who was attacked by a shark while he was on a vacation in 2007 told his story of survival to 10TV News.
Harvey Miller's story made national headlines.
The husband and father of four was snorkeling on Oahu, Hawaii, when he was attacked by a tiger shark. The attack was the first in the area in almost 50 years.
Here is how Miller described the attack to 10TV News:
"We were in Hawaii, July 17, 2007, so that date will stick in my mind forever"
"It was just like any other day got up early, went for a walk on the beach with my wife. Later, my father-in-law and I went to play golf. Who knew at this point, I'm going to play golf, it's a great vacation that six hours later I'm in the hospital."
SLIDESHOW: Images From Report (Editor's Note: Some Images May Be Disturbing)
"I went to an area where the sea turtles, or where I was told, the sea turtles were. They're very beautiful and majestic animals to watch. Little did I know, sharks eat turtles, so I was swimming in the dining room."
"Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the jaws of the shark coming right at me. In that same instant I felt it lifting me out of the water -- then the body of the shark -- I was almost laying across it. My upper body was out of the water and the body and the dorsal fin were right here (points). I punched it a few times and then it was gone."
"After the shark was gone and I tried to swim, I couldn't kick my leg, so it was at that point I knew that I'd been bitten, because I didn't even feel it initially."
"It seemed like forever, (I) wasn't making any progress getting in, and it was getting pretty troubling and scary. Everything I've ever been told about sharks is that they don't give up. They come back, so the whole time I'm swimming I'm waiting for it to bite me again."
I'll never forget, I brought my head up out of the water and to yell for help again, and heard someone off from a different direction say, 'I'm here,' and he was just 10-12 feet away so we turned and started swimming toward each other."
"The shark that attacked me, they estimate to be about 10 feet. Even with the bite on my kneecap, it didn't really do any damage to the patella, to the internal part of the knee. I was really very fortunate."
"My surgeon, Dr. Murray, put it all back together. This was the first time I had gotten out of bed after surgery. I've never been so sick in my entire life."
"(My) biggest fear with my son was not being able to play basketball with him. Doc thinks I'll be able to do that. You know, (I'm) going through it, I was always determined. I mean, this is not going to get in the way of anything. I'm going to play golf, I'm going to play basketball, and I'm going to do what I want to do."
"I'm training for a 10K run at the end of June. I run two or three times a week and I'm just amazed that I can, I can actually run!"
"I have four children. I think as a family we really appreciate more the little things we have together now. I went to breakfast with my 9-year-old this morning to school. I wouldn't have been here for that, teaching my older daughter how to drive, well, trying to teach her how to drive, you know, I could have missed all of that."
"It's been a change in perspective, that life is short, and precious."
Editor's Note: The shark that attacked Miller was never found. Since the incident, he has continued to snorkel on other family vacations.
http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/ ... ml?sid=102
Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:22 PM
SYLVANIA, Ohio — An Ohio attorney who was attacked by a shark while he was on a vacation in 2007 told his story of survival to 10TV News.
Harvey Miller's story made national headlines.
The husband and father of four was snorkeling on Oahu, Hawaii, when he was attacked by a tiger shark. The attack was the first in the area in almost 50 years.
Here is how Miller described the attack to 10TV News:
"We were in Hawaii, July 17, 2007, so that date will stick in my mind forever"
"It was just like any other day got up early, went for a walk on the beach with my wife. Later, my father-in-law and I went to play golf. Who knew at this point, I'm going to play golf, it's a great vacation that six hours later I'm in the hospital."
SLIDESHOW: Images From Report (Editor's Note: Some Images May Be Disturbing)
"I went to an area where the sea turtles, or where I was told, the sea turtles were. They're very beautiful and majestic animals to watch. Little did I know, sharks eat turtles, so I was swimming in the dining room."
"Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the jaws of the shark coming right at me. In that same instant I felt it lifting me out of the water -- then the body of the shark -- I was almost laying across it. My upper body was out of the water and the body and the dorsal fin were right here (points). I punched it a few times and then it was gone."
"After the shark was gone and I tried to swim, I couldn't kick my leg, so it was at that point I knew that I'd been bitten, because I didn't even feel it initially."
"It seemed like forever, (I) wasn't making any progress getting in, and it was getting pretty troubling and scary. Everything I've ever been told about sharks is that they don't give up. They come back, so the whole time I'm swimming I'm waiting for it to bite me again."
I'll never forget, I brought my head up out of the water and to yell for help again, and heard someone off from a different direction say, 'I'm here,' and he was just 10-12 feet away so we turned and started swimming toward each other."
"The shark that attacked me, they estimate to be about 10 feet. Even with the bite on my kneecap, it didn't really do any damage to the patella, to the internal part of the knee. I was really very fortunate."
"My surgeon, Dr. Murray, put it all back together. This was the first time I had gotten out of bed after surgery. I've never been so sick in my entire life."
"(My) biggest fear with my son was not being able to play basketball with him. Doc thinks I'll be able to do that. You know, (I'm) going through it, I was always determined. I mean, this is not going to get in the way of anything. I'm going to play golf, I'm going to play basketball, and I'm going to do what I want to do."
"I'm training for a 10K run at the end of June. I run two or three times a week and I'm just amazed that I can, I can actually run!"
"I have four children. I think as a family we really appreciate more the little things we have together now. I went to breakfast with my 9-year-old this morning to school. I wouldn't have been here for that, teaching my older daughter how to drive, well, trying to teach her how to drive, you know, I could have missed all of that."
"It's been a change in perspective, that life is short, and precious."
Editor's Note: The shark that attacked Miller was never found. Since the incident, he has continued to snorkel on other family vacations.
http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/ ... ml?sid=102