Florida teen who faces losing leg after shark attack says: don’t fear the ocean

Addison Bethea, 17, insisted I'm still going to do what I love' as she faces amputation following Fourth of July incident

A teenager who was in hospital to have her right leg amputated on Tuesday after a shark bit her off Florida's coast said she had no intention of abandoning her love for the water.

Don't be scared of the ocean," Addison Bethea told Miami's CBS affiliate from her bed when asked to send a message to the public. I'm still going to do what I love - don't just let fear overtake your life."