Army honors 3 for help in Calif. shark attack
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Feb 1, 2012 20:22:03 EST
MONTEREY, Calif. — Two soldiers and a civilian paramedic have been honored for helping a surfer who was attacked by a shark off the Monterey County coast.
Twenty-seven-year-old Eric Tarantino was surfing with friends off Marina State Beach on Oct. 29 when a 9-foot shark bit him on the neck and right forearm.
Army Maj. Jonathan Bleakley and Master Sgt. Garric Banfield were on the beach at the time and brought Tarantino to shore. They and paramedic Lorenzo Navarro rendered first aid before the victim was flown to a San Jose hospital.
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