Katarina Zarutskie was able to quickly rip Katarina Zarutskie arm out of the shark’s mouth and cover the wound to prevent blood from getting to the other sharks lurking around. The 19-year-old said it's been a journey treating the wound to have it heal completely. ( Katarina Zarutskie) If [ the shark ] would have got my hand in a different way, I probably wouldn't have been able to get my hand out.