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ORLANDO (CBSMiami) - An 11-year old boy is recovering after he was bitten by a shark off Cocoa Beach.

The boy was visiting Lori Wilson Park with his family on Sunday when witnesses said he was bitten at least twice on the leg by a shark.

"On the second big wave we saw what looked to be a juvenile bull shark. It had the dark gray with a black and the black tip. Probably about 15 seconds later we saw a group of people in knee high water and we heard screaming," said a person on the beach.

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Lifeguards estimate the shark was four to five feet in length.

The boy suffered a deep cut on his lower right calf.

He was taken to a local hospital, but then airlifted to a hospital in Orlando for further treatment.