Originally appeared on E! Online
Danilo Gallinar’s family experienced a scary underwater incident.
The former NBA star’s wife Eleonora Boi shared that she was bitten by a shark in Puerto Rico — where Gallinar plays professionally — during what she called “the worst day of my life.”
“I never thought I’d be attacked by a shark, especially near the shore on a crowded beach,” Boi wrote in an August 1 Instagram post alongside a selfie from a hospital bed. “Fortunately, my baby and I are fine.”
Boi — who is expecting her third child with Gallinar — shared that she received immediate care that saved her and her unborn child from further harm.
“I was rescued promptly, and the surgery to repair my poor, bitten leg went well,” she said. “Now I just have to recover from the terrible scare and try to forgive the great friend who betrayed me.”
Finding light in the situation, the sports journalist — who married the Italian basketball star in 2021 — quipped to the shark, “you’ll hear from my lawyers soon.”
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Boi also thanked her followers and had a sweet message for her husband who missed out on a special event due to the incident.
“I thank my husband, who, despite marrying Fantozzi-Boi, gave me all his love and so much courage,” she said. “Today he even missed the Bad Bunny concert, but he shouldn’t get his hopes up, it’s only for a short time.”
The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) shared the news of the incident but didn’t confirm the victim’s name. However, Boi’s name and incident was reported by local news outlet El Nuevo Día, who confirmed that on July 31, “The woman suffered an open wound to her thigh,” during the attack at the Carolina Resort.
According to DRNA biologist Nilda Jiménez, Boi’s injury is being investigated to determine the species of shark involved.
“Based on the photographs provided to us, we believe the characteristics of the bite could be consistent with those of a shark,” Jiménez said in a statement to El Nuevo Día translated from Spanish. “But to validate this, a series of analyses would be necessary. For this purpose, medical personnel were asked for samples, which, if available, would be analyzed promptly.”
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