SUMMERLAND Key, Fla. (AP) — A shark in the Florida Keys bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.
The 35-year-old man was fishing off a dock in Summerland Key when he caught the shark Friday night. While it was on the dock, it bit him in the foot, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
The angler was flown by a trauma helicopter to Jackson South Medical Center in Southwest Miami-Dade. His condition is not known on Saturday, the statement said.
No further details were provided.
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