Eight-year-old loses ‘significant amount of blood’ after shark attack in Florida

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

An eight-year-old child suffered “a significant amount of blood loss” after he was bitten by a shark as he was snorkelling near Key Largo on Monday, authorities in Florida said.

The boy survived and was taken by helicopter to hospital in Miami for treatment to a leg wound above the knee. His condition was unknown on Tuesday morning, but local media reports described his wounds as “severe”.