A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, suffered a severe shark bite while snorkeling at a Boca Grande beach, nearly severing her ...

A 9-year-old girl in Florida is recovering from surgery after a shark nearly bit her hand off while she was snorkeling on a ...

One of two 911 callers frantically alerted authorities of a shark in the Boca Grande water and said they needed help "ASAP." ...

The Tampa General Hospital is holding a news conference regarding the recovery progress for a 9-year-old who survived a shark ...

Leah Lendel was swimming with her family Wednesday, June 11 when a shark attacked her, nearly biting off her hand. She was released from Tampa General Hospital's ICU ...

News of a shark attack or bite is always unsettling. A young swimmer was was airlifted from Boca Grande in Lee County on June 11 after apparently being bitten by a shark. It is not known where the ...

According to newly-released bodycam footage from the June 11 shark attack on Boca Grande, a witness described the shark as being about 8-foot. The sheriff's deputy's bodycam recorded more than 22 ...

A positive update to a terrifying story, as a 9yr girl who nearly lost her hand in a shark attack is out of the ICU.

A 9-year-old girl, identified as Leah Lendel, was injured in a suspected shark attack in Boca Grande. This is the second reported shark attack in Boca Grande under Fire Chief C.W. Blosser's 16 ...