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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 ...
Girl, 9, Speaks Out After Shark Attack Left Her Hand 'Almost Completely Gone'
A 9-year-old girl has left the hospital eight days after a suspected shark bite damaged her hand. Leah Lendel was snorkeling ...
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Boca Grande shark bite survivor's family speaks on ordeal
The Tampa General Hospital is holding a news conference regarding the recovery progress for a 9-year-old who survived a shark ...
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‘It was really, really bad’: Family of girl bitten by shark shares story, thanks doctors
The family of the 9-year-old girl who survived a shark attack speaks out about their daughter's recovery progress at Tampa ...
'She got the arm completely destroyed': 911 call alerts of Boca Grande shark attack
One of two 911 callers frantically alerted authorities of a shark in the Boca Grande water and said they needed help "ASAP." ...
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Boca Grande shark attack survivor released from ICU, continues recovery
A positive update to a terrifying story, as a 9yr girl who nearly lost her hand in a shark attack is out of the ICU.
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Child's mother says minor 'flew out' when shark attacked her 4 feet off shore
According to newly-released bodycam footage from the June 11 shark attack on Boca Grande, a witness described the shark as being about 8-foot. The sheriff's deputy's bodycam recorded more ...
Shark Attack Happens on Major U.S. Beach
Another report mentions that the victim was a 12-year-old girl and that she "sustained a leg injury consistent with ...