<span>SUMMERLAND Key, Fla. -- </span>A shark in the Florida Keys bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said Saturday.

The 35-year-old man was fishing off a dock in Summerland Key when he caught the shark Friday night. While it was on the dock, it bit him in the foot, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

The angler was flown by a trauma helicopter to a hospital in Miami. His condition not known on Saturday, the statement said.

Authorities in the Florida Keys say a shark bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital{ai:summary}<p>A fisherman caught a shark off a dock in Summerland Key, Florida. The shark bit the man's foot while on the dock. The man was flown to a hospital in Miami by a trauma helicopter and his condition is unknown. #outdoors</p>

Shark in Florida Keys bites angler who reeled it in, sending man to hospital

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