Hawaiian surfer speaks on survival after losing foot in 8-foot tiger shark attack: ‘God wanted me to fight’
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Mike Morita, 58, detailed how God gave him the strength to fight off an 8-foot tiger shark that latched onto his leg while he was surfing in Hawaii Sunday.
Morita spoke with NBC’s "Today" from his hospital bed Wednesday, telling the outlet he initially thought the shark was a seal. But once he felt the pressure of the jaws on his leg, he realized it was a tiger shark.
"I started to pray to God, and I said, 'God, let this shark let go of my leg,'" he told the outlet. "I was going back and forth, back and forth with it, and it didn’t let go. So, I guess God wanted me to fight."
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