A 9-Year-Old Girl is Latest Shark Attack Victim in Florida
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Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman's longline several miles from shore have been pardoned by President Trump.
Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline have been pardoned by President Donald Trump
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. (WBBH) – A 10-year-old girl survived a shark bite while she was snorkeling in Boca Grande, Florida on Wednesday. Bodycam video from police shows officers talking with the girl’s mother, Nadia Lendel, shortly after her daughter was bitten.
Newly released bodycam footage shows the harrowing moments after a shark nearly bit the hand off of a 9-year-old girl who was snorkeling off the coast of Florida. Little Leah Lendel was in the water near Boca Grande with her parents and siblings at around noon Wednesday when the apex predator suddenly chomped down on her right hand — tearing it mostly off at the wrist,
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 where the swimmer was bitten. The swimmer is recovering in Lee County after authorities say the injuries are consistent with those of a shark attack.
She is recovering in Lee County after authorities say the injuries are consistent with those of a shark attack. Boca Grand Fire Chief C.W. Blosser said confirmed the believed attack occurred in the 2200 block of Shore Line, north of Cayo Costa, near the Lee-Charlotte county line.