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Twelve-year-old Nicholas Vossler knew what he needed after he was attacked by a shark off of Matagorda Island, Texas.<\/span><\/h1>\n
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\u201cMom,\u201d the boy gasped as his stunned mom held him in her arms, \u201cyou need to start praying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A tough sixth grader who pitches for his baseball team and was looking forward to the start of football practice, \u201cNicholas is one of the best fishermen I know,\u201d says his father, Cecil Vossler.\u00a0\u201dHe often out-fishes most of the adults that go with us. He is always careful to wear his [sting]ray guards while we are wading, and always keeps his stringer [loaded with fish he’s caught] away from him [so as not to attract sharks].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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