In 2022, Boca Grande's affluent neighborhood had a median household income of over $136,000. To put this into perspective, the average for the country that same year was just over $75,000.

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 ...

Leah Lendel was with her family at a Florida beach when she felt something pull on her arm. Days later, she recounted the ordeal.

A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, was attacked by a shark while snorkeling in chest-deep water off Boca Grande. Witnesses described the shark as approximately 8 feet long, possibly a bull shark.

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...

9-year-old shark victim nearly lost her hand. Leah was swimming in the ocean off of Boca Grande, Florida, with other family members around noon local time on June 11 when she was bit, Boca Grande ...