Woman taken to hospital with shark still attached to her arm

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted May 15, 2016 5:29 pm EST

Updated May 16, 2016 9:57 am EST

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WATCH ABOVE: A beautiful day at the beach turned somewhat chaotic for a 23 year old Florida woman. Witness's say all of a sudden they saw a lady calmly coming out of the water with a shark still attached to her arm – May 16, 2016

BOCA RATON, Fla. – News reports say a 23-year-old woman was bitten by a small nurse shark in Boca Raton.

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The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported the woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance Sunday with the shark still attached to her arm.

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A spokesperson for the Boca Raton Ocean Rescue told the newspaper the woman remained calm and there was a little blood. A splint board was used to support the woman’s arm and the shark as she lay on the stretcher.

The Boca Raton Regional Hospital operator told the AP that the woman had been treated and was in the process of being released Sunday afternoon.