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An 8-year-old boy is recovering from a shark bite after being attacked while snorkeling in Florida on Monday, Sept. 1

Local media outlet 7 News Miami reported that the child suffered a "significant amount of blood loss," citing emergency dispatch audio

Police confirmed the 8-year-old was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami following the incident

An 8-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital after being attacked by a shark in Florida.

On Monday, Sept. 1, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a post on Facebook that the boy had been bitten off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, and had subsequently been airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.

"An 8-year-old male was reportedly snorkeling when he was bitten by shark at approximately 3:24 p.m

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