"I was holding her hand in my hand and I didn’t think there was any chance at all of saving it,” her father said.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is searching for the suspect involved in a deadly shooting that happened in New Port Richey on Thursday night.

A 9-year-old girl is recovering at Tampa General Hospital after a shark attack off Boca Grande nearly severed her hand.

A 9-year-old girl who survived a shark attack is recounting those terrifying moments as she continues on the road to recovery ...

A “historic commercial building” in Brooks County went up in flames overnight Friday, according to the Brooks County Fire Department (BCFD).

Hilton Head Island shark attack leaves beachgoer with serious leg injuries, following incident where 9-year-old Florida girl's hand was nearly severed during Gulf Coast snorkeling trip.

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – A 9-year-old girl who survived a shark bite off Florida’s Gulf coast recounted the attack on Thursday. Leah Lendel was seriously injured last week at Boca Grande.

Leah Lendel is recovering after a shark bit her hand off the coast of Boca Grande. With bait fish in abundance, marine experts say shark encounters may rise, but the odds of attacks remain low.

I didn’t see anything. I was just snorkeling, and I went up to read and then something hard bit me,” Leah Lendel, 9.

A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, suffered a severe shark bite while snorkeling at a Boca Grande beach, nearly severing her hand. Doctors at Tampa General Hospital successfully reattached Leah's hand ...

A 9-year-old girl whose right hand was nearly bitten off her arm by a shark near Boca Grande may fully recover thanks to fast ...

Leah Lendel and the surgeons who saved her hand spoke about the harrowing experience Thursday at Tampa General Hospital.