updated17. August 2022, 18:29
Florida Keys Bub (10) is attacked by a bull shark and loses part of his left leg
A family trip on the boat ended with a shark attack on the 10-year-old son. Doctors had to amputate part of his leg following a shark attack in Florida.
He was bitten on the leg by a bull shark in a shallow spot in the sea.
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His father was able to save him from the water.
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A bull shark bit a 10-year-old boy on the left leg.
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The father was able to free his son from the shark’s clutches.
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Doctors were able to save the boy’s life, but his lower left leg had to be amputated.
After a shark attack in the US state of Florida, doctors had to amputate part of the leg of a 10-year-old boy. Jameson Reeder Jr. was killed by a snorkeler on Saturday while snorkeling in the famous Florida Keys vacation region Two attacked, the authorities confirmed.
According to his uncle Joshua Reeder, the boy was out on a boat with his parents and three siblings and then went snorkeling at a shallow spot. Then the ten-year-old was caught by a bull shark regarding two and a half meters long attacked been, the uncle wrote on Facebook. The father was able to save his son from the water and tied off his injured leg.
Doctors were able to save the life, but not the bitten leg
The family flagged down a faster boat that took Jameson back to shore, from where the boy was flown to Miami Children’s Hospital in a rescue helicopter. There, doctors were able to save the child’s life, but had to amputate his injured leg below the knee. A call for donations from the family exceeded the target of $ 50,000 (49,000 francs) on Tuesday followingnoon.
Shark attacks always make headlines. That Riskchance of being attacked by a shark is very small. According to the Florida Museum, there were 73 unprovoked shark attacks worldwide last year. In the United States, most attacks take place on the Florida coast.
(AFP/pco)