PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Two years ago, Lulu Gribbin and friends were swimming at Seacrest Beach on Florida’s Panhandle, searching for sand dollars, when a friend screamed the dreaded word. “Shark!” A ...

A 9-year-old girl in Florida is recovering from surgery after a shark nearly bit her hand off while she was snorkeling off a Boca Grande beach last week. Leah Lendel spoke about that terrifying moment ...

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Nearly a year after surviving a shark attack that doctors feared would cost her a hand, a young Florida girl has returned to the beach where her life changed forever. Leah Lendel was snorkeling with ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed “Lulu’s Law,” legislation that would allow state and local authorities to alert beachgoers when a shark attack has occurred or when unsafe water conditions ...

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A girl is speaking out nearly a year after she was attacked by a shark in Florida. Leah Lendel said she still visits the beach in Boca Grande, where a shark bit her hand. The shark ...

It was a bit safer to go into the water last year: Unprovoked shark attacks worldwide fell by about a third in 2024 compared to the year before, new data show. The United States continues to be the ...