A blacktip reef shark. The family of the 8-year-old boy who was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys on Monday says the species of the fish was a blacktip. The boy had to have surgery to save his leg ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. — An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to a hospital Monday after he was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys, deputies said. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said the incident occurred ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. -- An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, on Labor Day, officials said. The incident occurred around 3:24 p.m. on Monday, Monroe ...

(CNN) — An 8-year-old boy was flown to a Miami trauma center after a shark bit him in the ocean off the Florida Keys on Labor Day, authorities said. The boy was snorkeling off the ocean side of Key ...