Man Recovering From Shark Bite on Florida Coast in State’s 3rd Attack in Month

Man Recovering From Shark Bite on Florida Coast in State’s 3rd Attack in Month
Shaun Clark, (L), and Jim Donnelly watch as a big wave starts to come ashore at Fernandina Beach, in Nassau County, Fla., on Sept. 16, 2003. Bob Mack/The Florida Times-Union via AP
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A man on Florida’s northeast coast was bitten by a shark this weekend but is now recovering, authorities said Sunday, in the third shark attack in state waters over the past month.

Officials from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responding to a distress call Friday morning found the victim in critical condition aboard a boat, losing blood from a “severe” shark bite on his right forearm, according to a social media post from the sheriff’s office.