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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.

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9-year-old shark attack survivor speaks out

Leah Lendel describes what she remembers from the terrifying moment when she was snorkeling in Boca Grande, Florida and felt something bite her earlier this month. Her family says they thought Leah would lose her hand.

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Girl, 9, Speaks Out After Shark Attack Left Her Hand 'Almost Completely Gone'

Something hard bit me, and then it tried to tug me away,' Leah Lendel said A 9-year-old girl has left the hospital eight days after a suspected shark bite damaged her hand Leah Lendel was snorkeling with her family when she screamed,

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

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

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Florida 9-year-old whose hand was nearly bitten off by shark recalls attack: 'I start screaming'

A 9-year-old girl in Florida is recovering from surgery after a shark nearly bit her hand off while she was snorkeling on a ...

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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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Dramatic Aftermath of 9-Year-Old Girl's Shark Attack Caught on Camera: See the Video

Family reportedly announced on social media that Leah Lendel’s hand was "hanging on by just the skin" before she underwent ...

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