Shark attack victim remains hospitalized
By Associated Press
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) _ A 15-year-old Maui girl who was bitten on her right calf by an eight-foot gray shark says she didn't think she was going to survive, because their was so much pain.
Nicolette ``Nikky'' Raleigh of Kihei remains hospitalized following yesterday's attack at Big Beach near Makena.
Raleigh was celebrating the 17th birthday of her boyfriend, Shane Wilds, along with friend Jessy Larson when the attack occurred.
The shark knocked Wilds down before biting Raleigh.
Raleigh says she managed to kick the shark with her left foot before Larson pulled her from the water.
Raleigh's mother and stepfather -- Cathy and Ken Johnson -- say the ninth-grader at Kihei Charter High School may have to undergo a nerve graft.
