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

Leah Lendel's hand was bitten off by a shark while snorkeling with her family, she was then airlifted to Tampa General ...

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

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A young girl is speaking out after surviving a shark attack in Florida. Leah Lendel was airlifted to a ...

About a week after a shark bit through 9-year-old Leah Lendel’s wrist while she was snorkeling off Boca Grande, her parents ...

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

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

A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, was attacked by a shark while snorkeling in chest-deep water off Boca Grande. Witnesses described the shark as approximately 8 feet long, possibly a bull shark.