Shark kills 16-year-old high school student in Jamaica
The teen apparently went spearfishing alone, with fishermen finding his body the following day with injuries consistent with a shark attack, police said.
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The teen apparently went spearfishing alone, with fishermen finding his body the following day with injuries consistent with a shark attack, police said.
A child was treated Thursday afternoon for a superficial shark bite at the Key Biscayne Yacht Club.
The incident happened when the man was spearfishing with a friend on a reef off the coast of Key West.
The incident happened at 3:40 p.m. on Monday while Jose Angel Abreu Hernandez, 37, from Opa-locka, was spearfishing with a friend on a reef off the coast of Key West.
The man was airlifted to a nearby hospital alert and responsive.
Florida saw six shark attacks injure nine people over the last month.
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Boaters off the coast of Cape Canaveral express surprise when sharks attack the motor of their boat.
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The boy was bitten while participating in an expedition in a shark tank at a local resort, officials said.
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