BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – A 9-year-old girl who survived a shark bite off Florida’s Gulf coast recounted the attack on Thursday. Leah Lendel was seriously injured last week at Boca Grande.

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

Leah Lendel is recovering after a shark bit her hand off the coast of Boca Grande. With bait fish in abundance, marine experts say shark encounters may rise, but the odds of attacks remain low.

I didn’t see anything. I was just snorkeling, and I went up to read and then something hard bit me,” Leah Lendel, 9.

A 9-year-old girl whose right hand was nearly bitten off her arm by a shark near Boca Grande may fully recover thanks to fast ...

SHE'S A FIGHTER  9-year-old Leah Lendel shared exactly what happened when a shark bit her last week, nearly taking her hand.

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

Leah Lendel was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital for emergency surgery after she was bitten on the hand by a shark near Boca Grande, Florida.

The family of the 9-year-old girl who survived a shark attack speaks out about their daughter’s recovery progress at Tampa ...

As the blockbuster film "Jaws" turns 50, recent shark attacks are making headlines as experts share that increased sightings ...

It's hard to imagine from her smiling face the unimaginable experience 9-year-old Leah Lendel has gone through.