This was a day that would forever define Billy. It was March 20, 2012, around 5 pm at a nearby beach when young Billy, who was a college student, 1 the waves for a quick surf with his best mate Tyson.
What came next is the stuff 2 movies are made of - except this was real. Falling out of a wave, Billy accidentally 3 on the back of a giant shark. "l felt his jaws 4 onto my legs, and he was thrashing(翻来滚去) me around like a doll. I only survived because of Tyson, who raised the 5 ,and the amazing local lifeguards ,"Billy 6 . He is now a loving dad, with an 11-month-old son, Mikey.
Billy's 7 is nothing short of a miracle -both mentally and physically. He is still so confident in the water, and seeing the 8 it brings him far outweighs those concerns.
Unlike many other victims, Billy does not 9 the killing of sharks. "I'm no expert, but we're in their natural habitat, "he explains. "These attacks are generally a case of 10 identity - they think we're marine life."
Now, Billy is back on the beach, 11 sandcastles with his little boy, knowing that whatever happened here a decade ago will never stop them from making many more precious 12 together. "I've already had Mikey in the shallow waves on the board, and no surprise- he's 13 ! My scars from the attack are like a badge of honor, and something to show Mikey as he gets older as a 14 of how hard his daddy fought to be here." boasts the 15 dad.
