A 9-year-old girl is recovering at a Tampa hospital after nearly losing her hand to a shark bite. The shark attack happened around noon Wednesday while Leah Lendel was swimming with her family in Boca Grande. Witnesses said the attack happened just 10-15 feet from the shore while Leah was swimming with a board. Raynel Lugo, who helped get the shark away from the girl, told news station WINK that her hand was covered in blood and mostly torn off when she came up from the water screaming. "The whole thing was completely hanging out," Lugo said of Leah's hand. "You can see bones, all completely red." Lugo helped wrap a towel around Leah's hand to stop the bleeding and stayed with her until emergency responders arrived. He told WINK he believes it was a bull shark, about 7-8 feet long, behind the attack. Leah was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, where her mother confirmed with 10 Tampa Bay that she's now out of surgery with blood flow restored to her hand. She is showing some movement in two of her fingers but can't feel the rest, the Lendel family added. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/shark-attack-girl-bitten-boca-grande-florida/67-e1b2affa-ed68-4e13-9fa0-51e457d07ae8