On a summer afternoon in July 2001, eight-year-old Jessie Arbogast splashed in the shallow surf near Pensacola, Florida, when a seven‑foot bull shark lunged at him. In an instant, the predator tore away one of his arms and ripped deep into his thigh. Jessie’s uncle reacted without hesitation—wrestling the shark off the boy and hauling it onto the sand, while others rushed Jessie toward help. A park ranger soon arrived, firing at the shark to subdue it. In a desperate bid to save the child, the men reached into the creature’s throat and pulled out Jessie’s severed arm. Packed in ice and rushed to the hospital, the limb was delivered to surgeons, who miraculously reattached it.