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Person Hospitalized After Possible Shark Bite in Waters Off Miami-Dade

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  • The victim was taken to Aventura Hospital, where their condition was not released at this time.

A person was hospitalized after being bitten Thursday afternoon by what Miami-Dade officials say could have been a shark.

Chopper 6 was over the scene along Collins Avenue and 103rd Street in Bal Harbour, where the victim was taken by a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue boat to shore after being bitten along the Intercoastal Waterway.

The victim was taken to Aventura Hospital, where their condition was not released at this time.

Officials did not confirm what had bitten the victim at this time as well.

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