A Colorado boy is recovering after a shark attack while on spring break vacation in Mexico.
Denver7 spoke with 10-year-old Dillon Armijo who says he was bitten by a shark while visiting Cancún, Mexico, on March 17.
“We went to the beach and wanted to swim or jump in waves and then like, five minutes after that, like a shark just came into like, a wave and just bit my leg,” said Dillon.
After spending four days in the hospital in Mexico, he was airlifted to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.
He had to undergo several surgeries but his mom, Abby Armijo said he will be able to walk again.
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