STEPHEN FRAZIER, CNN ANCHOR: Doctors in Pensacola, Florida spent much of last night reattaching a young boy's severed arm. The 8-year- old was the victim of a shark attack Friday just off the coast of the Florida panhandle. He was also the subject of an incredible rescue effort. His uncle swam to his aid, freed him from the shark, and then wrestled the shark ashore, where it was shot and killed by a park ranger so that the uncle could then pull the boy's severed arm out of the jaws of the shark. Doctors reattached the limb, and the boy is now listed in critical condition. Joining us now by telephone with more on this amazing story is Bruce Mildwurf, a reporter with CNN affiliate WPMI. Bruce, what else can you tell us about this child's condition?</s>BRUCE MILDWURF, WPMI CORRESPONDENT: Well, he's still in critical condition. He is on a respirator. They are watching him moment by moment, taking it day by day. But as you mentioned, this is truly amazing, because the boy was taken by emergency helicopter to a local hospital, but they took him before they found the arm. So, the arm then followed in an ambulance, got to the hospital maybe 30 to 40 minutes later, and it took a team of three surgeons -- I think there was a plastic surgeon, an orthopedic and...</s>FRAZIER: Bruce Mildwurf, reporting there from WTMI. We'll have a little bit more on this story in just a moment. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Doctors Reattach the Arm of a 8-Year-Old Shark Attack Victim