BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A 9-year-old girl is in the hospital after she was attacked by a shark on Wednesday.
The girl’s family says she was snorkeling at the time.
People nearby quickly jumped into the water in Boca Grande, not knowing that a shark had attacked the girl.
Witnesses said it looked like the shark bit off her hand.
The girl’s injuries were so severe that she had to be flown to a Tampa hospital.
Her family says she underwent a long surgery.
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