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‘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.
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 the swimmer was bitten. The swimmer is recovering in Lee County after authorities say the injuries are consistent with those of a shark attack.
A 9-year-old girl recently bitten by a shark on Florida's Gulf Coast will join her family and doctors at Tampa General ...
An overwhelmed 9-year-old shark attack survivor said the attack happened so quickly that she hardly realized she had been ...
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.
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 ...
The nine-year-old girl who nearly lost her hand in a shark attack in Boca Grande is continuing to recover. Her family said ...
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