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Boca Grande shark attack victim, family speak out

‘There was so much blood in the water’: Boca Grande shark attack victim, family speak out

A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, suffered a severe shark bite while snorkeling at a Boca Grande beach, nearly severing her hand. Doctors at Tampa General Hospital successfully reattached Leah's hand after a 4 ½ hour surgery. Quick action by first responders and the shark's clean bite aided in the successful reattachment.

New York Post on MSN · 2h

9-year-old shark attack victim says animal came out of nowhere, tried to ‘take me away’

An overwhelmed 9-year-old shark attack survivor said the attack happened so quickly that she hardly realized she had been bitten until she saw her blood-soaked hand emerge from the water. Leah

WINK News · 9h

Boca Grande shark bite survivor's family speaks on ordeal

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

Girl, 9, recounts shark bite ordeal

WKRG on MSN · 1h

‘It was really, really bad’: Family of girl bitten by shark shares story, thanks doctors

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

ABC News on MSN · 2h

9-year-old girl recounts moment she was bitten by shark while snorkeling

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 June 11 when "something hard bit me and then tried to tug me away," she said at a news conference Thursday alongside her parents and the doctors who treated her.

USA TODAY on MSN · 6h

'My hand was all in blood': Girl, 9, recounts shark bite ordeal

Leah Lendel was with her family at a Florida beach when she felt something pull on her arm. Days later, she recounted the ordeal.

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A 9-year-old kid was bitten by a shark, here's how doctors pulled off a miracle and saved her hand

A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, was out with her family enjoying a vacation on the Florida Gulf Coast when she was attacked ...

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Shark bites 12-year-old girl off Hilton Head Island days after 9-year-old almost lost hand in Florida attack

A 12-year-old girl was airlifted to receive medical attention after sustaining a shark bite in waters off South Carolina's Hilton Head Island.

Men's Journal28m

Shark Attack Happens on Major U.S. Beach

This is the second time recently that a young girl was attacked by a shark. Off the coast of Boca Grande in Florida, a ...

The News-Press8d

With news of shark bite in Boca Grande, Floridians reminded of dangers in water

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 ...

Child's mother says minor 'flew out' when shark attacked her 4 feet off shore

Nadia Lendel said Leah was about 4 feet from her in 4-foot-deep water when she said her child "flew out," her hand "hanging" ...

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