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11 year old bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys

MIAMI, Florida — An 11-year-old who was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys has had part of his leg amputated, a family friend wrote online.

A GiveSendGo campaign to raise funds for Jameson Reeder Jr.’s recovery says that the boy was bitten by a shark while swimming in the Keys. He hung onto a swimming noodle until a Good Samaritan’s boat could reach him.

A nurse was on the boat and aided him, family friend James Miller wrote.

Jameson Jr. has now had his leg amputated below the knee as a result of this injury.

Alfred Duncan

Alfred Duncan is a senior editor at The South Florida Daily, where he oversees our coverage of politics, misinformation, health and economics. Alfred is a former reporter and editor for BuzzFeed News, National Geographic and USA Today.

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