A call to 911 reveals the frantic moments after an 8-year-old boy was attacked by a shark off Key Largo on Monday, Labor Day.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, it happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. near the Garden Cove Marina while the boy, identified by his family as Richard Burrows, was snorkeling with his father and sister.

According to a statement from the Burrows family, "a black tip shark rushed the trio and bit Richard on his right knee."

A nearby boater heard the call for help on the radio. He helped the family get to shore while someone called 911.

"We're offshore, a shark bite," the man said.

"A shark bite, are you guys able to bring the patient back in?," the 911 operator asked.

"Yeah, we're on the boat. Keep his leg up," the man said to someone on the bo

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