Shark bite leaves eight year-old boy severely injured in attack off Florida coast

An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, officials said.

The child was spearfishing with his father and sibling just before 3.30 p.m. on Monday, several miles offshore at Horseshoe Reef when a shark bit him above the knee, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.