Richard Burrows, 11, was snorkeling with his family at Horseshoe Reef, about four miles off Key Largo near John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park when he was bitten by a shark Richard Burrows, 8, miraculously recovered from a severe shark bite

A family trip to the seaside became a horror story when a young lad was mauled by a shark. Richard Burrows was snorkelling with his dad, David Burrows, 48, and his 10 year old sister, Rose Burrows, around 3pm local time at Horseshoe Reef, roughly four miles off Key Largo near John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park when the attack occurred. ‌

Richard sustained a "significant" knee wound after being bitten, with his father quickly applying a tourniquet to his son's leg to stem the blood loss at the scene. Richard was then helicoptered to Ja

See Full Page