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A fisherman is recovering after being attacked by a shark in the Florida panhandle, according to the survivor and local officials.

The incident took place on Aug. 2 in waters off the northwest city of Pensacola. Naval Air Station Pensacola responded to the rescue, Escambia County Fire Rescue confirmed to USA TODAY.

"It was just after noon," Chance Armand told USA TODAY, as he recalled his attack involving an 8-foot-long shark while spearfishing about 20 miles offshore of Pensacola Pass. "He grabbed my knee then let go and grabbed the fish off of my shaft. It 100% was going for the fish I had shot."

Armand, 28, of Milton, said after the shark bit him, his friends pulled him into a boat and appl

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