Shark nearly bites off 9-year-old girl’s hand in attack near Florida coast

<p>Leah Lendel was snorkeling with her mother and younger siblings when the animal bit her</p><p>A 9-year-old girl nearly lost her hand after a shark attacked her while she swam just off the coast of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida">Florida</a> recently, according to her family and witnesses.</p><p>The harrowing attack served up a grim reminder that the Sunshine state is a world leader in unprovoked shark bites against humans – though such cases remain rare and were evidently waning as of late.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/14/florida-shark-attack">Continue reading...</a>