MORE: 9-year-old girl nearly loses her hand in shark attack off Florida Gulf Coast "There was so much blood in the water right next to me," Leah's mom, Nadia Lendel, said at the news conference.

This is the terrifying moment a shark appeared in the shallows just seconds after a lifeguard urged a woman out of the water.

A young shark attack survivor is speaking out about overcoming fear and returning to the place where he was bit nearly three ...

WATCH: 9-year-old girl who survived shark attack recounts terrifying moments and her recovery “I didn't see anything,” Leah recalled.

9-year-old Florida girl whose hand was nearly bitten off by shark recalls attack Leah Lendel detailed the moment a shark bit her hand while she was snorkeling in Florida, and her parents spoke ...

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. -- A 9-year-old girl who was bitten on the hand by a shark in Florida is speaking out about the terrifying moment she was attacked. Leah Lendel was snorkeling near Boca Grande on ...