Shark bites visitor to Everglades National Park. Man hospitalized
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed out to Everglades National Park Saturday afternoon to aid a person who’d been bitten by a shark, authorities said.
Around 2:50 p.m., firefighters got the rescue call and promptly took the shark bite victim from the national park to a local hospital, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said.
Authorities did not say in what condition they were in, where the shark bit them or the identity of the victim. NBC 6 South Florida reported the victim, a man, was seen on a gurney with his hand bandaged.
This is a breaking news story that will be updated.