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(LOS ANGELES) — A boy is undergoing surgery after suffering a shark bite at a Boy Scouts camp at Catalina Island in Southern California, officials said.
The Boy Scouts said the camper was canoeing when he suffered a non-life-threatening bite Wednesday morning.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Lifeguard Division said the victim and his father were kayaking when their boat was bumped by what’s believed to be a shark. He reached into the water and was bitten on the hand, the department said.
The victim was transported by air to a hospital to undergo surgery, the fire department said.