12-Year-Old Parker Roll Survives Bahamas Shark Attack After Brother's 1,000-Stitch Rescue
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Updated · KPRC Click2Houston · Jun 26
12-Year-Old Parker Roll Survives Bahamas Shark Attack After Brother's 1,000-Stitch Rescue
3 articles · Updated · KPRC Click2Houston · Jun 26
Summary
About 60 miles offshore in the Bahamas, 12-year-old Parker Roll survived a shark bite that tore into his leg and foot, leaving injuries that later required about 1,000 stitches.
Jack Roll, his older brother, used Parker’s swimsuit as a tourniquet after carrying him from the water, and doctors told the family the bleeding could have been fatal without that quick first aid.
The rescue was slowed because the brothers had swum to the far side of the island and the excursion group had no cell or radio service, forcing a roughly 45-minute wait before crew regained signal and called emergency responders.
Parker was taken by ambulance from the dock to a nearby hospital and is expected to fully recover, though he still cannot walk without assistance.
The attack happened during a family island tour near Staniel Cay, where police had earlier said the American boy was in stable condition; the shark was believed to be an 8- to 10-foot reef or lemon shark, though not officially identified.