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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This is the third attack in Volusia County in the past week.
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Boaters off the coast of Cape Canaveral express surprise when sharks attack the motor of their boat.
Boaters off the coast of Cape Canaveral express surprise when sharks attack the motor of their boat.
The boy was bitten while participating in an expedition in a shark tank at a local resort, officials said.
Shark attacks are relatively rare in Mexico but the incident marks at least the third deadly attack in the waters off Mexico in about a month.
The woman and a male relative were paddle boarding at a resort about 3/4 mile away from the shore when she was bitten by the shark.
The victim was trying to boost her child aboard a floating play platform when the shark bit her, officials said.
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Photos of the men's rescue showed major damage to the boat, which was nearly submerged and a front section of one hull was completely missing.
Both swimmers had non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
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