The incident occurred off Boca Chita Key in the Florida Keys\u2019 Biscayne Bay in the late morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 25, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed to Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emergency personnel responded to a medical call regarding an animal bite at around 11:30 a.m., authorities said. Officials airlifted the man to a local hospital.<\/p>\n
FLORIDA BEACHES CLAIM 9 OF TOP 10 SPOTS FOR MOST SHARK ATTACKS IN AMERICA, NEW STUDY SHOWS<\/a><\/p>\n Yasvany Echevarria was reportedly attacked by a shark while snorkeling at Boca Chita Key in the Florida Keys\u2019 Biscayne Bay on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (iStock)<\/p>\n The victim has been identified as Yosvany Echevarria, 46, according to<\/a> CBS News Miami. He told the outlet he moved to the United States from Cuba three years ago, and was snorkeling with friends in the water when the shark bit him<\/a> more than a half-dozen times.<\/p>\n “He could have ripped my arm off,<\/a>” Echevarria told the outlet in Spanish. “I was scared. I was in a lot of pain. We were swimming there by the beach. I was diving in the water and snorkeling, and a shark lunged at me, at my hands.”<\/p>\n Echevarria added that he had received 27 stitches as a result of the attack, and suffered severe injuries to his arm, CBS News Miami reported.<\/p>\n GREAT WHITE SHARK SIGHTINGS RISE ALONG NORTHEAST BEACHES AS SUMMER WINDS DOWN<\/a><\/p>\n Yosvany Echevarria told CBS News Miami he received 27 stitches after the shark attack at Biscayne Bay in the Florida Keys, while also suffering severe injuries to his arm. (iStock)<\/p>\n “We got out because we were close to the shore, and we called someone to pick us up,” Echevarria said.<\/p>\n As of this week, there have been 51 reported shark attacks throughout the country this year, according to<\/a> trackingsharks.com. Of those incidents, 10 reported attacks have occurred in the Sunshine State \u2013 with some taking place in Hollywood Beach, located just 20 miles from Miami, and southwest Florida\u2019s Boca Grande.<\/p>\n SHARK BITES BEACH FISHERMAN WHO DRAGGED THRASHING PREDATOR BACK TO WATER AFTER CATCH<\/a><\/p>\n Last year, there were 71 reported bites \u2014 including 47 unprovoked attacks \u2014 worldwide, according to<\/a> the Florida Museum of Natural History\u2019s International Shark Attack File. Data indicates that 28 of the unprovoked attacks<\/a> occurred in the United States, with Florida accounting for the country\u2019s most unprovoked bites after 14 people reported incidents last year.<\/p>\n There have been 51 reported shark attacks throughout the United States in 2025, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History\u2019s International Shark Attack File. (iStock)<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n “My advice to people is if they are going to get in the water, they need to be careful.<\/a> It could have been much worse,” Echevarria reportedly said. “I was lucky it was just bites. He could have ripped my arm off.”<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shark-great-white-attack-bite_01.jpg\")
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