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Florida Dive Boat Captain Bitten on Hand By 'Sea Creature'

by Associated Press

   WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA --

   Authorities say a dive boat captain known to hand-feed sharks was
   bitten by a "sea creature" off Florida's Atlantic coast.

   Palm Beach County Sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera tells the Palm
   Beach Post the agency's marine unit responded Sunday after receiving a
   distress call from an Emerald Charters dive boat. They airlifted
   Randall Jordan to a hospital with hand injuries.

   Jordan's sister Deborah Toohey of Springhill, Florida, told the
   newspaper that Jordan underwent "reattachment surgery." He was listed
   in good condition.

   She says her brother "tries to teach people to not be afraid of
   sharks."

   The Post reports Jordan was sentenced to one year of probation, a
   $1,500 fine and 100 hours of community service in 2015 after a
   conviction on misdemeanor charges stemming from illegally feeding
   sharks.