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A man was airlifted to a Miami hospital after suffering an apparent shark bite while spearfishing in the Florida Keys.
The man was spearfishing near Davis Reef off Islamorada at around 11:30 a.m. Friday when he was reportedly bitten in the ankle or foot by the shark, Monroe County Sheriff's Office officials said.
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WATCH HEREU.S. Coast Guard officials said the man, identified as 22-year-old Ethan Wilder, was able to swim back to his boat.
He was later airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center in Miami with non-life threatening injuries.
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