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Shop NowIt is every beachgoer’s worst nightmare as a 10-year-old Colorado boy playing in the waters of Cancun, Mexico a shark attack in the knee-deep water.
On March 17 while playing in the shallow waters on a Family Vacation in Cancun a shark was caught up in a large wave and tore into Dillon Armijo’s leg. A friend of the Armijo family wrote the whole story on the GoFundMe page to help with medical bills and physical therapy.
A 10-year-old Colorado boy is looking forward to being able to walk again after being bitten by a shark while vacationing with his family in Mexico. https://t.co/Pjx0yJ628T
— ABC News (@ABC) March 31, 2023
Due to the severity of Armijo’s wounds, the boy was airlifted to a U.S. hospital. At the hospital, Dillon underwent several surgeries to repair two broken bones, extensive nerve damage, severed tendons, and a torn meniscus.
“You always say this won’t happen to you, but it, unfortunately, did,” the family friend wrote on the GoFundMe.
A 10-year-old Colorado boy is recovering from what his mom says were extensive injuries to his leg after a terrifying shark attack while on spring break in Mexico. https://t.co/N4LLRZtAk4
— WHSVnews (@WHSVnews) March 30, 2023
The boy was saved by his lifeguard mother and older brother before being rushed to the local hospital.
The damage was too extensive for the Mexico Hospital to contend with so he was airlifted to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado a few days after the attack.
Local news outlet Denver7 had an exclusive interview with Dillon while he was in the hospital.
A Colorado boy is recovering after a terrifying shark attack while on Spring Break vacation in Mexico. @KlopezNews reports on efforts to help pay for the boy's unexpected medical bills. https://t.co/ZRrHO1xNdF
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 28, 2023
“We went to the beach and wanted to swim or jump in waves and then like, five minutes after that, like a shark just came into like, a wave and just bit my leg,” Dillon told the outlet.
The last update on the boy’s condition was released on March 24, when the GoFundMe was updated to say that his surgeries were a success.
Colorado boy injured in shark attack on spring break vacation in Mexico https://t.co/8cnWcA0U2W
— Grant W. Graves (@GrantWGraves) March 31, 2023
“Dillon’s final surgery was today, and they successfully repaired almost all the damage from the shark bite thanks to an amazing surgical team and a tissue donor,” the family friend said on the page.
“He will walk again in time but will require a lot of physical therapy. He should be discharged and resume his care at home this coming week.”
