Shark bites 8-year-old boy in Florida Keys, prompts airlift to Miami hospital: Sheriff

An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off Key Largo, Florida, on Labor Day, prompting his airlift to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. This incident is part of a concerning trend of shark encounters in the Florida Keys, following a previous attack last July where a man survived multiple bites from a bull shark.

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