MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A seven-year-old boy is recovering Friday after being bitten by a shark off Fort Lauderdale beach.
J.J. Sosa was swimming with his cousins in shallow water when he says a big brown fish bit his right hand.
READ MORE: SW Miami-Dade Crash, One DeadHis mom says the family saw blood gushing from the water.
They rushed him to Broward Health Medical Center where he underwent surgery.
READ MORE: Presumptive Monkeypox Case In Broward County Under InvestigationSeventy-five stitches later, the tissue and tendons on J.J’s hand had to be reconstructed.
J.J. is now able to move his fingers.
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