Leah Lendel's family said she is recovering after surgery to repair her hand, which was injured in a shark attack.

Shark attacks in the United States have been documented for nearly 400 years, stretching back to the formative age of this ...

A 9-year-old girl was attacked by a shark while snorkeling off the Florida Gulf Coast, with the animal nearly biting her ...

The family of Leah Lendel, the 9-year-old girl who survived a shark attack off Florida’s Gulf Coast, shared their emotional ...

Leah Lendel was swimming with her family Wednesday, June 11 when a shark attacked her, nearly biting off her hand. She was released from Tampa General Hospital's ICU ...

There are multiple theories as to why Florida beaches are seeing an increase in shark sightings. These theories range from improved monitoring to human error. While each of these affects shorelines ...

On June 11, a young girl was reportedly bitten by a shark and suffered serve hand injuries. Florida is the unofficial shark bite capital of the U.S.

There were 47 shark attacks globally in 2024 There were 14 shark attacks in Florida in 2024 Worldwide, the organization reports, there are probably 70-100 shark attacks annually, resulting in ...

A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured in a suspected bull shark attack while snorkeling off Boca Grande, Florida, prompting bystanders to rush to her aid.

"All I know is it was a young child that was apparently swimming on the Gulf side of the beach," said Gavin Naylor, director of the International Shark Attack File at the University of Florida in ...

"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 ...

Leah Lendel, 9, was snorkeling with her family at Boca Grande when she was bitten by a shark, leaving her hand "hanging by a ...