Leah Lendel, 9, recounted moment she was bitten in a shark attack while snorkeling off the Gulf Coast last week near Boca Grande, Florida.

Shark-bite victim Leah Lendel of Bradenton and her family were surrounded at a June 19 news conference by some of the doctors who reattached her hand at Tampa General Hospital.

Luis Alvarez was arrested days after he helped save a 9-year-old girl who was attacked by a shark in Florida.

Leah Lendel, 9 [left], was saved from a shark attack on June 11 by three men, including Luis Alvarez, 31 [right], who is now facing deportation following a traffic violation. A Florida man who ...

A man who rushed to rescue a nine-year-old girl after a shark attack in Florida is now facing possible deportation.

Luis Omar Alvarez, 31, has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention at the Collier County Jail since his June 15 ...

Leah Lendel, 9, was bitten by a shark in Boca Grande, Florida, last month. Her hand was seriously injured – nearly taken off – and a group of three men ran into the bloody water to save her.

A Florida man who risked his life to save a young girl from a shark attack earlier this month now faces deportation.