Cozell Smith, COX, USS Indianapolis Survivor
Cozell Smith was sharing a floater net with a group of Indy shipmates in the water when a shark barreled up from below and locked its jaws onto Smith's left hand and pulled him under. In the podcast, Sara Vladic, co-author of Indianapolis shares the amazing story of how Smith managed to survive the shark attack. Smith is on the right, in the hospital after being rescued. Left hand is bandaged.