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An 8-year-old is recovering from a shark bite at a popular Texas beach over Labor Day weekend, her family said

Harper Ochoa felt the creature grab the back of her leg and began screaming, alerting nearby relatives

The girl received 13 staples below her calf to close the wound

An 8-year-old girl is recovering after a shark bite at a Texas beach over Labor Day weekend, her family said.

Harper Ochoa was in the shallow waters of Galveston on Saturday, Aug. 30, when she suddenly felt something grab the back of her leg, according to CBS affiliate KWTX .

She screamed and pushed the creature away, alerting her family nearby. After they helped her out of the water, they noticed a large chunk of flesh was missing from below her calf,

“It was just so much blood it was hard to te

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