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Man airlifted to hospital after being bitten by shark in Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. (CBS12) — A man is in the hospital after a shark bit him, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office says the man was spearfishing on the reef near Key West when a shark decided to take a bite out of him. The...
Man airlifted to Miami hospital after shark bite off Key West, authorities say
KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) - A 37-year-old man was airlifted to a Miami hospital after being bitten by a shark while spearfishing off Key West, authorities said. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 3:40 p.m. Monday on a reef off Key West. The victim...
Spearfisherman airlifted after being bitten by shark in Florida Keys, officials say
KEY WEST, Fla. — A spearfisherman in the Florida Keys was airlifted after he was bitten by a shark Monday afternoon, deputies say. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office shared a post on Facebook explaining that the unidentified man was spearfishing on the reef off Key West. A report from...
Man bitten by shark off Key West
An adult man was reportedly bitten by a shark at approximately 3:40 p.m. Monday, July 15, while spearfishing on a reef off of Key West. The man was taken by Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Trauma Star helicopter to Jackson South Medical Center in Miami-Dade County after he was brought ashore on Stock Island shortly after being bitten, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt said in a news release. The victim reportedly was alert and responsive at the time of the airlift. His immediate condition was not clear as of Monday evening, Linhardt said. Monroe County government spokeswoman Kristen Livengood, who spoke on behalf of county’s Emergency Medical Services, said the man, 37, had “injuries to his calf, chest and chin.”
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