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 whose right hand was nearly bitten off her arm by a shark near Boca Grande may fully recover thanks to fast ...

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 is recovering at Tampa General Hospital after a shark attack off Boca Grande nearly severed her hand.

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

A 9-year-old girl who survived a shark attack is recounting those terrifying moments as she continues on the road to recovery ...

A 9-year-old girl was attacked by a shark while snorkeling off the Florida Gulf Coast, with the animal nearly biting her ...

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

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.

As the blockbuster film "Jaws" turns 50, recent shark attacks are making headlines as experts share that increased sightings reflect better technology and more people in water, not more sharks.

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.