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Miami Herald on MSN · 2d

Shark bites fisherman as he poses for photo on Florida beach, rescuers say

A fisherman removed a hook from a shark's mouth on a Florida beach and was posing for a photo when the animal whipped around and bit him. The 47-year-old and his buddies were shark fishing from a beach the evening of Aug. 16 on the island of Cayo Costa, which is only accessible by boat, Boca Grande Fire Chief C.W. Blosser told McClatchy News.

USA TODAY on MSN · 16h

A fisherman wanted a picture of his catch. The 6-foot shark bit him.

Watch the harrowing moment in the video at the top of the story. The injured man told Storyful and local NBC News the shark reared as he attempted to hold the nearly 6-foot lemon shark, before it bit his leg below his knee. Footage of the video shot by one of Meuse's friends shows the shark flop back into the water.

New York Post · 2d

Florida fisherman issues defiant message to 6-foot shark that bit him during photo op gone wrong: ‘See you next time’

A Florida fisherman was suddenly attacked by his catch — a 6-foot lemon shark — while posing for a photo with the big fish, but said the near-death encounter won’t deter him from getting back to hunting the apex predators.

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Tourist hospitalized after terrifying attack at Florida beach: 'Severe lacerations to the upper arm area'

A tourist in his 40s suffered "severe lacerations to the upper arm area," said Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety's Chai ...

6don MSN

'Sharks won’t do anything to you': Florida spearfisherman attacked by shark minutes after reassuring family

Spear fisherman Chance Armand suffered a bull shark bite off Florida's coast just minutes after telling his visiting family ...

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'He grabbed my knee': Bull shark attacks Florida man

Chance Armand of Milton, Florida said his friends made "a make-shift tourniquet out of a t-shirt, a speargun band and a ...

Bradenton Herald on MSN5d

Are sharks in the Gulf an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated.

Florida anglers say sharks are snatching their catches at unprecedented rates, calling it an “overwhelming problem” and ...

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