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Miami-Dade man airlifted to hospital after suffering shark bite in Florida Keys

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By CNW Contributor

NBC 6- A Miami-Dade man was airlifted to a hospital after suffering a shark bite while spearfishing in the Florida Keys Thursday, officials said.

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The 20-year-old man was spearfishing with two others off Marathon when he was reportedly bitten in the leg by a shark around 3 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s Office officials said.

The man was brought ashore in a private boat to the nearby Sunset Grille & Raw Bar.

A Trauma Star helicopter landed on the Seven Mile Bridge to airlift him to Jackson South Medical Center in Miami.

His condition was not immediately available.

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