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November 4, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A Oregon surfer punched shark By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press PORTLAND — Joseph Tanner was resting his arms on his surf board, his lower body dangling in the water, when something grabbed his right leg and yanked him un- der the waves. In an instant, Tanner knew he was being attacked by a shark in the chilly waters off the northern Oregon coast and he wondered if he would die, he recalled Wednesday, nearly three weeks after the Oct. 10 attack north of Cannon Beach. The shark had his leg in its jaw — a bite that would later measure 26 inches from his upper thigh to his ankle — and as Tanner struggled to break free, he remembered that he should try to punch the shark in the nose or poke it in the eye. “I opened my eyes and there were gills in front of me. I can’t reach the nose and I can’t reach the eyeballs, so I just started hitting the gills,” said the 29-year-old. The shark released him and he screamed a warning to his friends who were surfi ng about 40 feet away, then be- gan paddling to shore on his board. He was terrifi ed the shark was following him, tracking him by the blood streaming from his mangled leg. STEPHANIE YAO LONG/THE OREGONIAN Joseph Tanner, who survived a shark bite while surfi ng on the Oregon Coast on Oct. 10 shows his scars while speaking with the media at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Port- land where he is a critical care nurse, Wednesday. Friends later told him he paddled about 200 yards — a fi ve-minute ordeal — before catching a wave and riding it in for the last 40 yards, he said. “I just paddled my life away. That was probably the scariest moment, trying to get back to the shore and leaving a trail of blood,” Tanner said. “I couldn’t lift up my arms anymore and I just rolled off my board in six inches of wa- ter and people came from all over.” Directing care Tanner, a critical care nurse at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital’s intensive care unit, immediately began telling his rescuers what to do. He directed them to make a tourniquet from a T-shirt and, when that wasn’t tight enough, he told them to make another out of the leash from his board. Six people used a surf- board like a backboard and carried him up a steep slope and over rocky ground to the parking lot above. While they waited for help, Tanner had them call the ambulance and provide his blood type in case he needed a transfusion. He also told them to cut off his wetsuit so paramedics could start an IV when they arrived. All the while, Tanner could feel himself getting weaker, he recalled. “I started getting light- headed and that freaked me out because I know that’s the fi rst sign of shock,” Tanner said. When paramedics arrived, Tanner insisted that the rescue helicopter fl y him to Legacy Emmanuel, where he knows the trauma staff. “I remember being in the trauma bay and two of my co-workers were on either side of me. They were in drapes and lights and they lit- erally looked angelic. It was like a breath of relief to see these familiar faces,” Tanner said. He required three surgeries and will need physical thera- py, but the shark missed his bone and key nerves. No one got a good look at the shark, but Tanner said he’s been told by several ex- perts that it was likely a great white, based on the jaw mark on his leg. As he recovers, Tanner hopes other surfers can learn from his experience. All surfers should know how to tie a tourniquet and know their blood type — and a thick wetsuit doesn’t hurt, he added. “I wore the thickest wet- suit that they sell,” he said. “That wetsuit quite possibly saved my life.” REX AMOS/FOR CANNON BEACH GAZETTE A h omeowner is consoled by fi refi ghters aft er a North Larch Street blaze. Cannon Beach house fi re damages second fl oor Cause of fi re under investigation with an exterior and defensive attack, spraying water on the exterior, and enough individ- uals were there to completely put the fi re out on the second story.” The cause is unknown. The Clatsop County Fire In- vestigation Team and Cannon Beach Fire will investigate the cause of the fi re Tuesday morning. The home was unoccupied when the fi re occurred. A fi re ladder track, fi re en- gine and Medix ambulance were on the scene. The Sea- side F ire & Rescue provided mutual aid. About eight to 10 volun- teer fi refi ghters from Cannon Beach and four from Seaside helped out. By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette A two-story residential house on 632 North Larch St. suffered damages from a fi re on Monday at about 1:30 p.m. The fi re damaged the home’s entire second fl oor, which appears to be a master bedroom, Cannon Beach Fire Chief Matt Benedict said. There is also water and smoke damage throughout the house. “Initially we got there and it was on the second story,” Benedict said. “We started CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG There were multiple instances of unlawful camping warnings and lost or found items. Oct. 18 Oct. 21 unable to be located. Offi cers cleared. 7:26 p.m.: Highway 101/Sunset Bou- levard: DUII 8:12 a.m., 100 Block Braillier Street: Suspicious circumstances. 9:31 p.m., 300 Block Elk Creek Road: Domestic disturbance between male and female. Parties had separated prior to arrival. No signs of visible injury, complaint of pain, etc. Male just want- ed to obtain motel for the night. As- sisted male in obtaining motel room. 3:04 p.m., Second and Spruce Street: Motor vehicle accident, hit-and-run. Oct. 17 Oct. 20 2:08 p.m., 3200 Block South Hemlock Street: Report of a found dog. Offi cer transported the dog to the kennel. Owner later retrieved the dog. 5:33 p.m., 200 Block North Spruce Street: Assist Fire with fall patient. Medix transported to Seaside Prov- idence Hospital. 12:40 a.m., 100 Block West Harrison Street: Offi cers responded to a report of two male subjects smoking mari- juana in public. Offi cers interviewed people in the area. Subjects were 4:53 p.m., 300 Block Elk Creek Road: A citizen was concerned that a man in a white car was selling stolen jackets and phones. Offi cers made contact with the subject at the RV Resort. Offi cers determined the items were not stolen, and that the subject was operating a business without a business license. Offi cers warned the subject for sell- ing merchandise without a business license. Offi cers cleared. Oct. 16 1:20 p.m., 200 Block South Hemlock Street: Assisted fi re department with elderly fall patient, who refused treatment. 2:05 p.m., 3700 Block Coho Place: Assisted fi re department with female with dislocated knee. 9 p.m., Ecola Inn: Offi cer responded to a report of a vehicle on the beach. The driver was cited for driving while suspended. Oct. 22 Coastal Advantage 503.436.1777 • Coastal Advantage.com 5:19 p.m., Haystack Lane/Hemlock Street: Offi cer assisted citizen who backed their vehicle into a ditch. A tow was requested and assisted the assistance. citizen in getting their vehicle out of the ditch. 12:00 p.m., Surfsand Resort and beach: Dead bird on beach. Bird sanctuary did not wish to assist. Bird left to nature. Oct. 24 10:03 a.m., Hemlock and Third Street: Complaint of a subject leaving gas cans on bench and talking to self. Offi cer arrived on scene and trans- ported the person and gas cans to fuel pumps for gas, as they had run out of fuel. 2:25 p.m., Highway 101/26 junction: Assisted Oregon State Police with single vehicle crash at the junction. Non-injury. 7:14 p.m., 3800 Block South Hemlock Street: Missing person. 10:18 a.m., 100 Block W. Gower Ave.: Eluding a police offi cer. Charges: Bur- glary, third-degree theft, reckless driv- ing, elude. Oct. 29 2:01 p.m., 100 Block East Monroe Street: Offi cer assisted on scene of medical call. 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