A 9-year-old girl in Florida is recovering from surgery after a shark nearly bit her hand off while she was snorkeling off a Boca Grande beach last week.

Doctors discussed how they saved the girl's hand with the help of bystanders, first responders and Leah herself. Leah Lendel is recovering from a shark bite at Tampa General Hospital.

Bodycam footage shows horrifying moment cops helped Florida girl with severed hand after shark attack - Leah Lendel was snorkeling near the shore at a beach in Boca Grande on Wednesday when the ...

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A 9-year-old girl was snorkeling in Boca Grande, Florida, when she became the victim of a shark attack.

A 9-year-old girl was flown to a hospital after an apparent shark bite that nearly severed her hand. It happened in the water off Boca Grande on Wednesday, Gulf Coast News is reporting.

A 9-year-old girl was airlifted to the hospital to undergo emergency surgery to reattach her hand after she was attacked by a shark in Florida on Wednesday, June 10.