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Coverage dated September 1, 2025

8-year-old boy bitten by shark while snorkeling at Florida beach, deputies say

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An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark on Monday while snorkeling off Key Largo, Florida, deputies say.

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  1. FOX 4 Dallas

    8-year-old boy bitten by shark while snorkeling at Florida beach, deputies say (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark on Monday while snorkeling off Key Largo, Florida, deputies say.

  2. The Guardian

    Eight-year-old loses ‘significant amount of blood’ after shark attack in Florida (opens The Guardian)

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    Authorities said the boy, who survived and was hospitalized, was bitten while snorkelling near Key Largo

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    8-year-old boy bitten by shark off Florida Keys | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old boy was flown to a Miami trauma center after a shark bit him in the ocean off the Florida Keys on Labor

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Shark bites 8-year-old boy in Florida Keys, prompts airlift to Miami hospital (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to Miami after a Key Largo, Florida shark attack. The incident follows multiple shark encounters in the Florida Keys.

  5. WSVN Miami

    8-year-old boy hospitalized after being bitten by shark in Key Largo - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    KEY LARGO, FLA. (WSVN) - An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after being bitten by a shark in Key Largo.According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office,

  6. CNN

    8-year-old boy bitten by shark in Florida Keys (opens CNN)

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    An 8-year-old boy was flown to a Miami trauma center after a shark bit him in the ocean off the Florida Keys on Labor Day, authorities said.

  7. New York Post

    Shark bites 8-year-old boy spearfishing in Florida: ‘Significant blood loss’ (opens New York Post)

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    The shark bit the unidentified child above the knee while he was fishing with his father and another sibling four miles off Key Largo.

  8. BNO News

    8-year-old injured after shark bite in the Florida Keys (opens BNO News)

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    An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys, according to officials. He was airlifted to a Miami hospital, and his condition has not been released. The incident occurred at about 3:24 p.m. on Monday on the oceanside of Key Largo, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

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