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Shark attacks 9-year-old miss successful Florida
Body camera video from the Lee County Sheriff's Office shows however officials responded erstwhile a 9-year-old miss was bitten by a shark. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)
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A South Carolina beachgoer is fortunate to beryllium live aft walking distant with superior injuries from a suspected shark onslaught earlier this week.
The incidental reportedly occurred disconnected the seashore of the southbound extremity of Hilton Head Island connected Tuesday, a Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue authoritative confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"The incidental progressive a diligent with a limb wounded accordant with lacerations typically associated with a shark bite," the section said successful a statement.
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The unfortunate sustained "serious injuries" accordant with a shark attack, according to Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue. (iStock)
Local rescue crews were dispatched to formation marker 24 successful Sea Pines Beach astatine astir 12:07 p.m. regarding reports of a aesculapian emergency.
Firefighters and lifeguards subsequently treated the unfortunate astatine the country earlier transporting her to Hilton Head Island Airport, wherever she was past airlifted to a section installation successful Savannah for further aesculapian treatment.
Local officials declined Fox News Digital’s petition for accusation regarding the victim’s individuality and condition, citing privateness regulations.
Lifeguards show the surf astatine Coligny Beach connected Hilton Head Island. (Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News via USA Today)
The onslaught comes conscionable days aft a 9-year-old miss was bitten by a shark connected Florida’s Gulf Coast, according to Fox 13.
Leah Lendel was enjoying a snorkeling trip with her household successful Boca Grande connected June 11 erstwhile a shark spot her hand, the outlet reported.
The injuries near her manus "hanging by a small portion of skin," a witnesser reportedly said.
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9-year-old Leah Lendel was bitten by a shark successful the waters disconnected Florida's Gulf Coast connected June 11, 2025. (iStock)
Lendel was pulled from the h2o by a adjacent operation unit and airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, wherever she underwent country involving artery grafts, bony reconstruction and nervus repair.
"I didn't spot anything," Lendel said astatine a quality league Thursday. "I was conscionable snorkeling and I went up to breathe, past thing hard spot maine and it tried to instrumentality maine away. Then I prime up my manus and it's each successful blood. Then, I started screaming with my mom. And then, my dada was with me. He picked maine up, past we ran to the road.
Doctors were capable to prevention Lendel’s hand, a feat they partially recognition to however "clean" the wound was.
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"The shark's teeth are truthful crisp that the chopped done the wrist is cleanable and not jagged, and it doesn't ruin each the tissue," Dr. Alfred Hess said.
Lendel anticipates she volition instrumentality to the h2o erstwhile she has made a afloat recovery.
"She's done a fantastic job, I tin already archer you," Dr. Joshua Linnell said. "I conscionable support looking implicit astatine those fingers due to the fact that we worked hard connected that."
Lendel's household did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.
Julia Bonavita is simply a U.S. Writer for Fox News Digital and a Fox Flight Team drone pilot. You tin travel her astatine @juliabonavita13 connected each platforms and nonstop communicative tips to julia.bonavita@fox.com.
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