KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. (WSVN) - South Florida man is recovering after he was bitten by a shark off Key Biscayne.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the incident occurred near Cape Florida Beach just before 10 a.m., Saturday.
Officials said the 50-year-old victim was in the water when a shark bit him on the wrist.
Paramedics transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Officials said his injury is minor.
Witness Eduardo Brats said the incident serves as a reminder of the dangers lurking in the water.
“The water is where they belong, and we are a foreign object on the water, so [swimmers] have to be careful at this time of the year,” he said. “That’s when the sharks come down south.”
FWC officials continue to investigate.
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