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Katarina Elle Zarutskie is full of pearls of wisdom.

To her 40,000 Instagram followers, the 19-year-old’s life is idyllic. She runs the blog Vogue and Vegetables on which she fancies herself a “model, dancer, athlete, self-proclaimed chef and foodie.”

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The multi-hyphenate was recently on holiday in the Bahamas with her boyfriend and his family. The Exuma Cays islands are known for their sandy beaches and vivid, postcard-perfect waters.

She shared the following tidbit with her fans on Instagram on July 10: “PSA: Sharks are cute and can nibble at times if not careful.”

The accompanying photos? A series taken by her boyfriend’s father, apparently accidentally, as she was relaxing and posing for photos when a shark — one of many swimming around her — bit her on the arm. She was dragged under water for a few seconds.

She tells the BBC she instinctively took her bloody arm out of the water and covered the wound and somehow stayed calm throughout the whole ordeal. She knew that thrashing around and blood could agitate the sharks further.