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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 ...
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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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 ...
'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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Watch Fla. Deputies Help Comfort 9-Year-Old Girl after Shark Attack
"You're being very brave. Very strong," a Lee County sheriff's deputy told a 9-year-old girl after a shark bit and partially ...
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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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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 ...
Dramatic Aftermath of 9-Year-Old Girl's Shark Attack Caught on Camera: 'You're Being Very Brave'
Family members of the 9-year-old girl who nearly lost her hand in a shark attack in Florida say she can now move her fingers.