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A 23-year-old woman has received a bite from a small shark in Boca Raton, Florida. That's enough to ruin anybody’s day at the beach. But to make matters even worse, she had to be taken to the hospital with the shark still clamped onto to her arm. Talk about being clingy.
The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.“I have never seen anything like it,” Boca Raton Ocean Rescue captain Clint Tracy told The Sun Sentinel local newspaper. “Never even heard of anything like this.”
The woman was reportedly in a stable condition after she received medical attention. As for the shark, it eventually died after struggling to breath outside of the water. However, its jaw remained firmly locked down.
"The shark wouldn't give up. It was barely breathing but it wasn't letting go of her arm, like it was stuck to her or something," said beachgoing witness Shlomo Jacob, also speaking to The Sun Sentinel.
The shark is believed to be a nurse shark, which are fairly common to the waters around Florida. Although this species is usually around 3 meters (9.75 feet) long, this little nipper was barely 0.6 meters (2 feet.) Usually, they’re not particularly dangerous to humans, but their serrated teeth can evidently cause some damage if they’re feeling antagonized.
Boca Raton Fire Rescue says a 2-foot long nurse shark latched to 23-year-old female's arm. https://t.co/UUGtruFNXs pic.twitter.com/mcqkHOXLjp
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) May 15, 2016
