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9-year-old girl recounts moment she was bitten by shark while snorkeling in Florida
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June 19, 2025
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1:53Now PlayingA 9-year-old girl who was bitten on the hand by a shark in Florida is speaking out about the terrifying moment she was attacked.
Leah Lendel was snorkeling near Boca Grande on June 11 when "something hard bit me and then tried to tug me away," she said at a news conference Thursday alongside her parents and the doctors who treated her.
"Then I pick up my hand and it's all in blood," Leah said. "Then I started screaming with my mom."
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