Crime & Safety
Shark Bites Foot Of Man Fishing Off Dock In Florida Keys: Sheriff
There have been 3 shark bites reported in the FL Keys in May, including a man bitten while fishing off a dock, Monroe County Sheriff said.
FLORIDA KEYS — A 35-year-old man fishing off a dock in the Florida Keys was bitten in the foot by a shark Friday night, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post.
He was on a dock on Flagship Drive on Summerland Key when the shark bit him around 8 p.m.
The shark was reportedly out of the water and on the dock when it bit the angler, MCSO said.
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He was flown to Jackson South Medical Center in Miami for treatment. His immediate condition was not known Saturday.
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This is the third shark attack in the Florida Keys this month. On Thursday, a 20-year-old spearfisherman was bitten in the leg by a bull shark in waters off Marathon.
A 22-year-old spearfisherman was airlifted to Miami May 5 after being bitten in the ankle or foot by a shark off Islamorada.
Earlier this spring, at the end of March, a kite surfer was bitten in the leg off Key West.
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