MIAMI, Florida (7 Aug 2001) -- A New York man celebrating his wedding anniversary in the Bahamas had part of his left leg amputated after being attacked by a shark. Krishna Thompson, a 36-year-old Wall Street banker, was in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on Monday morning, said spokeswoman Victoria Zambrano. "He was just swimming off the beach when something, a shark, grabbed his leg and started pulling him down," Ave Maria Thompson, Thompson's wife, told The Miami Herald. "He kept punching and punching. He has cuts on his hands because of that." The Thompsons had been celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary during a vacation to Freeport, Grand Bahama. On Saturday, Krishna Thompson went alone into the water. After struggling with the shark, Mrs. Thompson receive blood transfusions. He was transferred Saturday to Jackson's Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, where surgeons amputated his leg, just above the knee. | | Krishna Thompson Mrs. Thompson said that though her husband seems alert, doctors told her there was a possibility of brain damage and other complications due to the loss of blood. SOURCE - Reuters |
