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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.
The Tampa General Hospital is holding a news conference regarding the recovery progress for a 9-year-old who survived a shark ...
The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce has released a new visitor survey called "Off Island Visitors." It comes in the wake of a ...
Two sharks have attacked beachgoers since C.W. Blosser became the Boca Grande Fire chief, the most recent just this week.
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.
A new draft ordinance would remove public beach access parking from all of Boca Grande, except for the Gasparilla Island ...
She is recovering in Lee County after authorities say the injuries are consistent with those of a shark attack. Boca Grand ...
The family says 9-year-old Leah was snorkeling when the shark bit her. Good Samaritans came over when they heard screaming to ...
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 shark. Leah ...
News of a shark attack or bite is always unsettling. A young swimmer was was airlifted from Boca Grande in Lee County on June ...
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