A girl from Florida, 9, whose hand was almost bitten by Shark remembers the attack: “ I start to shout ”

A 9 -year -old girl in Florida recovers from surgery after A shark almost bitten her hand while she was diving On a Boca Grande beach last week.

Leah Lendel spoke of this terrifying moment on Thursday at a press conference at the Tampa general hospital, where she received treatment.

“I didn’t see anything. I was just apnea”, ” Leah said. “I went up to breathe. And then, something difficult and I tried to take myself.”

“Then I take my hand and are all in my blood,” recalls Leah. “I’m starting to shout with my mother.”

Leah’s mother Nadia Lendel said that she didn’t think her daughter “was going to have a hand” after seeing the injury.

“It was really, really bad,” Nadia said, His voice breaks. “It’s a kind of miracle that she now has a hand.”

Dr Alfred HessOne of the orthopedic surgeons who treated Leah said that throughout his career, he had seen several animal injuries from the Alligators with lions and shark bites.

“An injury to the shark is both a curse and a blessing. In this case, because the teeth of the shark are so sharp, the cut through the wrist is clean and not shredded. It does not ruin all the fabrics. So we have good fabrics to work and put it back in time,” said Hess.

Timing was gasoline so that doctors save Leah’s hand. Dr. Joshua Linnell, another orthopedic surgeon who treated Leah, said that the key was to see patients “before the six -hour brand” because after “they begin to lose muscle tissue”.

Jay Lendel, Leah’s father, was also with her when the shark attack occurred. After seeing Leah’s hand almost bitten, Jay picked up his daughter and ran to the road, looking for help.

“I didn’t think it was possible either because I was holding his hand in my hand and I didn’t think there was a chance to save him”, “,” Jay said. “I am so grateful to surgeons for having done such a miracle.”

While the hospital recovering from his injury, Leah received periodic visits from Beautifula Golden Retriever who works at the Tampa general hospital as his official installation dog, Provide emotional support to young patients.

“She has always come to lick me and play with me”Said Leah.

Her mother Nadia said Leah always asked when Belle came to visit and tell her her older sisters.

During the press conference, Leah presented himself with a Carter pillow, or as Dr. Linell patients like to call him, “the cheese pillow”. It helps patients with the upper limbs to keep their hands high to avoid swelling during their recovery.

“She did a fantastic job, I can already tell you,” said Linell.

While the long way to appear from Leah to recovery continues, the girl said that she could not wait for her hand to be healed, so that she could start again to “play with all my brothers and sisters”.