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Florida Man Bitten by Shark in Bahamas

A man from Florida was hospitalized after getting bit by a shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas.

Police officials in the Bahamas said the 32-year-old tourist from Fort Lauderdale was aboard a 41-foot Bahama Craft with two other Americans off Nippers Beach, Guana Cay, when he was bit.

The man, whose identity was not released by police, was treated at a local clinic and then airlifted to New Providence for further treatment.

Further details were not available.

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