Leah Lendel was snorkeling near the shore at a beach in Boca Grande on Wednesday when the shark attacked her, severing her ...

A 9-year-old girl was attacked by a shark while snorkeling off the Florida Gulf Coast, with the animal nearly biting her ...

A child was airlifted to a hospital after an apparent shark attack off the Gulf Coast of Florida, fire rescue said. Boca ...

Juvenile critically endangered great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) flock to the waters of Biscayne Bay in southern ...

An eight-year study highlights Biscayne Bay as a vital nursery and seasonal refuge for great hammerhead sharks, underscoring ...

A prominent South Florida angler says the state has a "shark problem" and shared graphic footage Sunday showing bull sharks ...

Shark attacks in the United States have been documented for nearly 400 years, stretching back to the formative age of this nation.

News of a shark attack or bite is always unsettling. A young swimmer was was airlifted from Boca Grande in Lee County on June ...

A 9-year-old girl was likely bitten by a shark while snorkeling off Boca Grande, Florida. While shark bites can be horrific, they are rare, and incidents have been declining. Experts advise ...

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 ...

Family members identified the girl who was bitten by a shark off Boca Grande as 9-year-old Leah Lendel, according to Gulf Coast News and WBBH. The girl's mother, Nadia Lendel, wrote in a story on ...