THE pregnant wife of NBA star Danilo Gallinari was attacked by a shark when swimming with her children.
Eleonora Boi shared the ordeal of the attack, which took place in Puerto Rico.
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She was swimming in the ocean with her two young children when she suddenly felt a strong pain in her thigh.
The Italian told Good Morning America, “I have to say, I’m traumatized.
“I felt a strong pain, and my thigh was burning, but my idea was, ‘maybe it’s a huge jellyfish’.
“But in the reality, it wasn’t a jellyfish.
“I started crying and screaming and I was screaming for help in Italian.”
Husband Gallinari rushed to help his wife and dragged her to safety, while a bystander fetched a towel to apply to the wound.
Eleonora was grateful for the swift help she received and thanked the woman for the role she played.
She continued, “She was an angel. Danilo was with me, and she helped so much.
“I would like to say thank you to this woman, because I don’t know her name, and I just want to say thank you to her, because she helped a lot.”
Eleonora, 39, has since undergone surgery on the wound she sustained.
But her baby is unharmed and she is expected to make a full recovery.
She told ABC: “After they gave us confirmation that the kid was OK and nothing happened to him, then they started the surgery process.
“[But] I have to be honest, it’s not easy, because when I remember, I’m still scared – and, you know, it’s difficult.
“I think that the body in this situation recovers faster than the mind, and that’s something that, you know, you don’t have to be ashamed of or scared of.”
Eleonora, who has worked as a sports journalist and model, is expected to give birth in October.
