Leah Lendel underwent a six-hour surgery to repair her hand that was left "hanging by skin" after she was mauled by an eight-foot shark off Boca Grande beach in Florida on June 11.

BLOOD FLOW Leah’s mother, Nadia Lendel, told WBBH, "They had to get arteries from her leg to the hand. "Got the blood flow back to her hand. Install pins in bones. Still has open tissues.

Leah Lendel spoke about the 9-year-old's recovery journey after she sustained a shocking shark bite to her hand on June 11. "I was just snorkeling, and then I went up to breathe," Leah said at the ...

NEED TO KNOW 9-year-old Leah Lendel was attacked by a shark in Florida on June 11 New body camera footage shows the aftermath of the shocking moment the little girl was pulled from the water Leah’s ...

Leah Lendel, 9, was snorkelling in Florida on June 11 when she was attacked by a shark. She was airlifted to hospital and underwent a six-hour surgery to repair her hand ...

Leah Lendel was swimming near the shore at a beach in Boca Grande on Wednesday, June 11, when a shark attacked, partially severing her hand, her mother, Nadia Lendel, told NBC Miami.

At 9 years old, Leah Lendel survived a shark attack in Florida. For the first time, she is publicly recalling this terrifying moment, delivering a poignant and detailed account. A devastating ...

In a dramatic revelation, Leah's father, Jay Lendel, commended the prompt reaction of the emergency services, stating they were on the scene within mere moments of their desperate call for help.

Leah's father, Jay Lendel, said first responders arrived within three minutes of the call. Nearby construction workers also jumped in to help the family. One of them, Alfonso Tello, told Gulf ...

Little Leah Lendel had been snorkelling off the sore of Boca Grande, about 100 miles south of Tampa, with her influencer mum Nadia and her siblings on June 11.