Colorado boy, 10, survives vicious shark assault in Mexico: ‘Very, very fortunate’

A ten-year-old boy from Colorado is hospitalized after he was viciously attacked by a shark whereas on trip in Mexico earlier this month, his household mentioned.

Dillon Armijo was together with his household at a seaside in Cancún on March 17 when a shark bit him on the leg, he told Denver7.

“We went to the seaside and wished to swim or leap in waves after which like, 5 minutes after that, like a shark simply got here into like, a wave and simply bit my leg,” he mentioned of the harrowing encounter.

Dillon was rescued from the water by a lifeguard, his mom, and his older brother, the outlet reported.

He subsequently spent 4 days within the hospital in Mexico earlier than being airlifted to Kids’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.

Dillon has undergone a number of surgical procedures, however is anticipated to make a full restoration.

“We have been very, very fortunate that we have been capable of get a medevac again to the US and get him right here to do the final three surgical procedures,” his mother, Abby, advised Denver7.

“I feel that was what has given him such an important final result is being again right here at house with some unbelievable medical doctors.”

Dillon will quickly be discharged from the hospital, and can relearn to stroll with a prolonged bodily remedy routine.

“[Dillon has] accomplished unbelievable, contemplating all that he’s been by,” the proud mother mentioned.

The household has began a GoFundMe to assist pay for the surprising medical payments.

As of Thursday morning, it had raised over $17,800 of its $20,000 purpose.

“It’s good to know that there’s so many individuals right here to assist us out,” Abby added.

Mexico’s picturesque shoreline is not any stranger to shark assaults: In January this yr, a diver was decapitated by a great white shark off the coast of Sonora, on the west coast.

Consultants speculated that the diver, who was sporting a wetsuit, might have been mistaken for a seal.