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9-year-old Florida girl whose hand was nearly bitten off by shark recalls attack
A 9-year-old girl in Florida is recovering from surgery after a shark nearly bit her hand off while she was snorkeling off a Boca Grande beach last week. Leah Lendel spoke about that terrifying moment Thursday during a press conference at the Tampa General Hospital, where she received treatment.
"I was holding her hand in my hand and I didn’t think there was any chance at all of saving it,” her father said.
She is recovering in Lee County after authorities say the injuries are consistent with those of a shark attack. Boca Grand ...
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 ...
SHE'S A FIGHTER 9-year-old Leah Lendel shared exactly what happened when a shark bit her last week, nearly taking her hand.
Two sharks have attacked beachgoers since C.W. Blosser became the Boca Grande Fire chief, the most recent just this week.
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