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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 ...

'Happy that I still have my leg': Fisherman bitten by lemon shark undergoes first surgery

Shawn Meuse, 48, underwent his first of several expected surgeries Aug. 19 after a shark bit him on Cayo Costa three days earlier.
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Shark bite at Cayo Costa, rescue arrives on Gasparilla Island

Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to a shark bite last Saturday night. Chief C.W. Blosser said that ...

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 ...
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'Bleeding out pretty good': 911 calls reveal shark bit man in the leg on Cayo Costa

officials confirmed the shark is a protected species and its possession is prohibited. Boca Grande Fire Chief C.W. Blosser said firefighters just before 11 p.m. Aug. 16 were dispatched for a reported ...
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Fisherman airlifted after suffering injuries consistent with shark attack

A fisherman was airlifted from Boca Grande to the hospital in Fort Myers after authorities say he suffered injuries ...