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Diver's arms are bitten by bull shark in terrifying attack in Florida

Summary by dailymail.com
Boat captain Jacob Johnson recounted the terrifying moment a bull shark attacked one of his fishing buddies while 30 miles off the coast of Florida.

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A 40-year-old underwater fisherman had his two arms seriously injured after being attacked by a bull shark during a dive on Tuesday (1), near Pensacola, Florida, in the United States. According to the captain of the boat, Jacob Johnson, the animal, which weighed about 136 kilos, attacked the diver when he closed his last descent of the day. — I was helping another diver to take off the equipment when I heard: "Help, help! I was bitten!" — told J…

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Jacob Johnson removed his friend from the water after the attack. T-shirt, hemostatic powder and hugs helped contain the bleeding until the Coast Guard arrived.

A bull shark with 136 kilos attacked a 40-year-old underwater fisherman on September 1, 2026 near the coast of Pensacola, Florida, causing deep injuries to the two upper limbs. The animal reached the diver at the exact moment when the man made the final rise to the surface. [...]

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dailymail.com broke the news on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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