ASPEN, Colo. (KDVR) — A 16-year-old Colorado girl is sharing her story after fighting off two sharks on a family vacation. She sat down exclusively with FOX31’s Nicole Fierro to share her journey of resilience after the attacks.

“I would never anticipate I would be attacked by a shark, but here I am,” Annabelle Carlson said.

Not one shark, but two, attacked Carlson, 16, who resides in Aspen, and was on a family vacation in Belize in August 2025 when it happened.

“We really loved to travel as a family, and that was like our big, fun vacation of the summer,” Carlson said.

Three days into the trip, Carlson and her mom dove 120 feet deep into the dark ocean, noting that her family loves scuba diving together and are certified divers.

“There were probably like three or four sharks that we

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