Luis Alvarez, reportedly rushed to help a 9-year-old in Boca Grande after a shark bite, was arrested a few days later and faces deportation.

A 9-year-old Florida girl snorkeling in 4-foot-deep waters off a Boca Grande beach was attacked by a shark on June 11.

A 9-year-old Florida girl snorkeling in 4-foot-deep waters off a Boca Grande beach was attacked by a shark on June 11. Leah Lendel, of Bradenton, her parents and two siblings were enjoying a beach ...

Florida leads the world in shark attacks, averaging 19 bites per year. A 9-year-old Florida girl snorkeling in 4-foot-deep waters off a Boca Grande beach was attacked by a shark on June 11.

Leah Lendel's hand was bitten off by a shark while snorkeling with her family, she was then airlifted to Tampa General hospital to undergo surgery.

About noon June 11, Boca Grande Fire, along with the Lee County Sheriff's Office and Lee County EMS, responded to the 2200 block of Shore Lane when bystanders reported the shark attack after ...

Shark attack in Boca Grande, Florida: 'Her arm was almost falling off.' The Bradenton family was taking part in a rare beach day together on Wednesday, June 11, in the 2200 block of Shore Lane ...

The event takes place at the West Palm Beach Waterfront, 100 N. Clematis St.; the Meyer Amphitheatre, 104 Datura St.; and on Flagler Drive between Banyan Boulevard and Fern Street.

The event takes place at the West Palm Beach Waterfront, 100 N. Clematis St.; the Meyer Amphitheatre, 104 Datura St.; and on Flagler Drive between Banyan Boulevard and Fern Street.

Leah Lendel, the 9-year-old Bradenton, Florida, girl who almost lost her hand to a shark bite told her story Thursday at Tampa General Hospital.