8-year-old boy hospitalized with severe injuries after shark attack off US coast: 'Significant amount of blood loss'

8-year-old boy hospitalized with severe injuries after shark attack off US coast: 'Significant amount of blood loss'

As of early September, an eight-year-old child went to the hospital after a shark encounter off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, that left him critically injured from the knee down. What's happening? According to the Miami Herald, the incident occurred when the boy was snorkeling near Horseshoe Reef, about four miles out from Key Largo, leaving a nearby boating crew to bring him to shore.  Having endured a shark bite above the knee, the boy suff…