ASPEN, Colo. (KDVR) – A 16-year-old Colorado girl survived being attacked by two sharks while on vacation.

“I would never anticipate I would be attacked by a shark, but here I am,” Annabelle Carlson told Nexstar's KDVR.

Not one shark, but two, attacked Carlson, 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 dived 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 saw,” Carlson said. “And we also saw some really cool fish.”

After their scuba diving adventure, Carlson and

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