After a shark attack in Florida, doctors had to amputate part of the leg of a 10-year-old boy. Jameson Reeder Jr. was attacked on Saturday by a six-foot bull shark while snorkeling in the famous Florida Keys vacation spot, authorities confirmed. The boy was flown by ambulance to Miami Children’s Hospital.
According to his uncle Joshua Reeder, the boy was on a boat with his parents and three siblings and then went snorkeling in a shallow spot. The boy was then attacked by a bull shark about two and a half meters long, the uncle wrote on the online network Facebook. The father was able to rescue his son from the water and tied off his injured leg.
Bub flew to the hospital
The family ran a faster boat that took Jameson back to shore, from where the boy was flown in a rescue helicopter to Miami Children’s Hospital. There, doctors were able to save the child’s life, but had to amputate his injured leg below the knee. An appeal for donations from the family had surpassed the $50,000 goal on Tuesday afternoon.
Shark attacks always make headlines. However, the risk of being attacked by a shark is very small. There were 73 unprovoked shark attacks worldwide last year, according to the Florida Museum. In the United States, most attacks take place on the coast of Florida.
Source: Krone
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