 A Florida boater has been hospitalized after being bitten on the arm by a shark north of Jacksonville. Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper is saying officers from the maritime unit responded to a distress call this morning. Adult male in there that had a severe shark bite to his forearm here. Lost a lot of blood. He was bleeding pretty bad. Deputies brought the boat to shore. The man was airlifted to a hospital. His injuries are reported not life-threatening.