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Young shark attack victim thanks medics for helping him

On the first day he was able to walk, the 10-year-old thanked the paramedics who assisted him after he was bit by a shark

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Raymond Senensi III thanks medics Rich King and Mark Palting.

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10-year-old patient thanks EMS crew who responded to his shark bite to thank him and do a fun new handshake

Posted by Honolulu Emergency Services Department on Tuesday, November 3, 2015

HONOLULU — After meeting and thanking the lifeguards who saved him after being bitten by a shark at Makaha, 10-year-old Raymond Senensi III did the same with the paramedics who helped save his life.

The EMS crew reunited with their former patient Tuesday.

EMT Mark Palting, who is on his internship to become a paramedic, and partner Paramedic Rich King were working the Waianae unit along with EMT Chante Anguay when the call came in last Wednesday.

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