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 ...

One of two 911 callers frantically alerted authorities of a shark in the Boca Grande water and said they needed help "ASAP." ...

A 9-year-old girl who was bit by a shark off the Florida coast can move her fingers again, according to her family.

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

There are multiple theories as to why Florida beaches are seeing an increase in shark sightings. These theories range from ...

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 ...

Video of the event quickly went viral — a feel-good story with a hint of danger. But 50 years ago, during the same summer ...

Family members of the 9-year-old girl who nearly lost her hand in a shark attack in Florida say she can now move her fingers.

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

"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 ...