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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.
Family, doctors reflect on 9-year-old’s recovery after Florida shark attack
About a week after a shark bit through 9-year-old Leah Lendel’s wrist while she was snorkeling off Boca Grande, her parents sat beside her at a news conference at Tampa General Hospital. Lendel was wheeled into the room, her injured hand resting inside a cheese-shaped foam cushion to keep it elevated and reduce swelling.
Girl speaks out after nearly losing hand during shark attack in Florida
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A young girl is speaking out after surviving a shark attack in Florida. Leah Lendel was airlifted to a hospital in Tampa last week after the attack in Boca Grande. Lendel and her family were enjoying the beach when she was suddenly attacked.
An overwhelmed 9-year-old shark attack survivor said the attack happened so quickly that she hardly realized she had been ...
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 ...
A shark bit the child while she was snorkeling off a Boca Grande beach. Doctors performed emergency surgery to save her hand.
Newly released bodycam footage shows the harrowing moments after a shark nearly bit the hand off of a 9-year-old girl who was ...
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