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Shark bites fisherman on leg

Shark bites fisherman on the leg after photo-op goes wrong, see the video
While taking a photo, a shark squirmed and chomped down on a man’s leg on Cayo Costa, Florida, he was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Florida Fisherman Bitten by Shark While Posing for Photo
In South Florida, a fisherman received a nasty bite while posing for a picture with a shark he had just caught.
'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.
Fisherman Tries to Pose with Shark, but Gets Bitten Instead. He Had a Message for the Animal from His Hospital Bed
A fisherman who was bitten while posing for a photo with a shark is reflecting on the scary moment. On the evening of Saturday, Aug. 16, Shawn Meuse was on a birthday fishing trip with his friends on Cayo Costa, an island near Boca Grande, Fla., when he decided to pose with a lemon shark, NBC affiliate WBBH reported.
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 and bit him. The 47-year-old and his buddies were shark fishing from a beach the evening of Aug. 16 on the island of Cayo Costa, which is only accessible by boat, Boca Grande Fire Chief C.W. Blosser told McClatchy News.
Florida fisherman suffers shark bite during photo op
A Florida fisherman suffered a gruesome shark bite on his leg when a 6-foot lemon shark attacked him as he was posing for photos with the animal during a birthday fishing trip. The incident happened on the barrier island of Cayo Costa in southwest Florida,
'We're in his territory': Man bitten while taking photo with shark
Shawn Meuse was posing with a lemon shark off the Florda coast when the 6-foot marine fish bit his leg.
Florida fisherman hospitalized after shark photo goes wrong
A Florida fisherman was bitten by a lemon shark while attempting to take a photo during a fishing trip in Boca Grande.

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