FLORIDA KEYS — A 13-year-old Florida boy catching lobsters with his family in the Florida Keys was bitten in the face by a nurse shark July 27, multiple outlets have reported.
Fischer Hricko, who had made the annual trek from Oviedo to the Keys with his family for lobster season, was in the water when the shark chomped down on his lip, according to WSVN.
“I saw a big one (lobster) and I got it in my hand,” he said. “On the way up, when I had the lobster in my hand, I felt a little tap on the back of my leg, and I looked behind me and the shark was in my face.”
The brave teen grabbed the shark to pull it from his face, WKMG reported.
“Then I just swam as fast as I could back to the boat, screaming,” he said.