The daughter of the 65-year-old woman who was bitten by a shark at a New York City beach says her mother has undergone five surgeries since the attack and will require more.
, leaving a wound several inches wide and deep. Lifeguards pulled Koltunyuk from the water and applied a tourniquet to her leg. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition.Darya Koltunyuk, a pianist and the outreach manager at Princeton University Concerts, said her mother will remain hospitalized for at least several more weeks.
Tatyana Koltunyuk emigrated to the United States from Ukraine with her husband and then 3-year-old daughter in the 1990s. Koltunyuk's husband died of a heart attack a few weeks after the family arrived, their daughter said.Tatyana Koltunyuk worked tirelessly to support her daughter on her own and had hoped to enjoy her retirement, her daughter said.
"She talked about swimming in the ocean every day, walking around the city with a new puppy, and traveling with us," Darya Koltunyuk said, referring to herself and her husband, Gregg Kallor, a composer and pianist.Two drones, as well as a NYPD helicopter, were up this morning searching for any signs of a shark or sharks.
"My husband and I will do everything in our power to make her retirement as comfortable and enjoyable as we possibly can, but the road ahead will be extremely challenging for her and for our family," Darya Koltunyuk said.RELATED:
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