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.

Two sharks have attacked beachgoers since C.W. Blosser became the Boca Grande Fire chief, the most recent just this week.

There are multiple theories as to why Florida beaches are seeing an increase in shark sightings. These theories range from improved monitoring to human error. While each of these affects shorelines ...

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

Body camera video from the Lee County Sheriff's Office shows how officials responded when a 9-year-old girl was bitten by a ...

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.

"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 ...

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

Bodycam footage shows horrifying moment cops helped Florida girl with severed hand after shark attack - Leah Lendel was ...