An 8-year-old boy who was airlifted to the hospital after being bitten by a shark off the Florida Keys was stable at last check.

As intense heat continues to grip Central Florida, people flocked to the beach to cool off, but with a recent shark bite, many took extra precautions while enjoying the waves

An 18-year-old man was bitten by a shark in New Smyrna Beach, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

Volusia County Beach Safety officials say the 40-year-old man was surfing off New Smyrna Beach when he was bitten by a shark.

The girl was snorkeling in shallow water off Boca Grande when the shark bit her hand.

A surfer out of South Florida says he was bitten by a shark for the second time at the same beach.

A man was airlifted to a hospital after being bitten by a shark while spearfishing near Key West, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

A 14-year-old boy visiting Florida from Missouri was bitten by a shark in Daytona Beach Shores, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

The shark bite marks the third in less than a week in Volusia County, the other two occurring in New Smyrna Beach.

A 26-year-old Sarasota man was bitten by a shark while wading in an inner tube at New Smyrna Beach, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

A 22-year-old man was bitten by a shark off New Smyrna Beach, according to fire officials.

A DeLand man was bitten by a shark while surfing in Florida.

Medics airlifted a man to a Miami-Dade hospital after a shark reportedly bit him as he was spearfishing off the Florida Keys Friday, according to sheriff’s officials.

Two shark attacks take place at South Carolina's most popular beach.

A 33-year-old Orlando man was hospitalized Monday after suffering what investigators believe was a shark bite at Daytona Beach, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

A 20-year-old man was likely bitten by a shark in Volusia County, beach officials say.

The first shark bite of 2022 is recorded in Central Florida.

An 8-year-old boy suffered an injury to his right leg when he was bitten by a shark Sunday off Ponce Inlet, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

A shark bites a man near a Disney resort in Central Florida.

MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. – A man was attacked by a “toothy sea creature” while surfing Tuesday morning off Melbourne Beach, according to officials. The attack happened around 8:15 a.m. near the 7400 block of State Road A1A in the Sunnyland Beach community. The 25-year-old victim was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center with an arm injury, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue. Officials said the man suffered “significant bleeding.”“It was severe enough that they thought he needed specialized attention at a trauma center,” Fire Chief Mark Schollmeyer said. Firefighters said the surfer was fortunate to be right across the street from the last fire station in the county before Sebastian Inlet.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A woman at New Smyrna Beach was bitten by a shark Thursday. According to officials, a 50-year-old woman from Miami was boogie boarding when a shark bit her left leg. “She kicked at the shark and received a second bite on her ankle,” Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue said. Officials were unable to find the shark after the encounter. “Both bites were non-life threatening and she was not transported to the hospital,” VCBSOR added.