Daughter Says NYC Shark Bite Victim Has Had 5 Surgeries and Has Been Left With Permanent Disability

Tatyana Koltunyuk, who was the victim of a shark attack while swimming off New York's Rockaway Beach on Aug. 7, 2023, in an undated photo. Courtesy of the Koltunyuk family via AP

NEW YORK—The 65-year-old woman who was bitten by a shark at a New York City beach has undergone five surgeries since the attack and will require more, her daughter said in a statement.

Tatyana Koltunyuk’s recovery from the Aug. 7 shark bite will also take years of physical therapy and close medical monitoring, daughter Darya Koltunyuk said.