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Shark attack survivors save sharks

A girl looks at a plastic shark on a playground in Destin, Florida.
A girl looks at a plastic shark on a playground in Destin, Florida.
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Shark attack survivors save sharks
Talk about an ability to forgive. There’s a group of shark attack victims—some of them with missing limbs—who are now banding together with world charities to save endangered sharks. What motivates these brave and forgiving souls?

Talk about an ability to forgive. There’s a group of shark attack victims—some of them with missing limbs—who are now banding together with world charities to save endangered sharks. What motivates these brave and forgiving souls?

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Debbie Salamone, a shark attack survivor, now working with the Pew Environment group to save shark species