US woman in hospital with shark attached

A US woman has reportedly been taken to hospital after a shark bite - with the shark still attached.

A grey nurse shark

A US woman has reportedly been taken to hospital after a shark bite - with the shark still attached. (AAP)

A 23-year-old woman has reportedly been bitten by a small nurse shark in Florida and taken to hospital with the animal still attached.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance on Sunday with the shark still attached to her arm.

A spokesperson for the Boca Raton Ocean Rescue told the newspaper the woman had remained calm and there was a little blood.

A splint board was used to support the woman's arm and the shark as she lay on the stretcher.

The Boca Raton Regional Hospital operator told the AP that the woman had been treated and was in the process of being released on Sunday afternoon.


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