WZVN - PHOTO: Leah Lendel, a 9-year-old girl who was bitten by a shark in Florida, spoke at a new conference with her parents and the doctors who helped to reattach her hand.

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 Lendel was snorkeling near Boca Grande on June 11 when "something hard bit me and then tried to tug me away," she said at a news conference Thursday alongside her parents and the doctors who ...

Leah Lendel, 9, recounted moment she was bitten in a shark attack while snorkeling off the Gulf Coast last week near Boca Grande, Florida. BOCA GRANDE, Fla.

Leah Lendel was released from the ICU Wednesday after a shark nearly bit off her hand on Wednesday, June 11 while she was swimming off Boca Grande with her family.

Jay Lendel, Leah's father, also with her when the shark attack happened. After seeing Leah's hand nearly bitten off, Jay picked his daughter up and ran to the road, searching for help.

The incident happened on Wednesday as Leah Lendel was in the water in Boca Grande, near Fort Myers. By NBC6 • Published June 14, 2025 • Updated on June 15, 2025 at 1:41 pm ...