Luis Alvarez was arrested on June 14, days after he helped Leah Lendel and her family during a shark attack in Boca Grande.

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

Luis Alvarez, the hero who saved a little girl from a shark attack in Boca Grande, now finds himself facing deportation. The ...

Alvarez's arrest happened less than a week after he helped save a 9-year-old girl from a shark attack on Boca Grande, some calling him a hero. About noon June 11, Boca Grande Fire, ...

A 9-year-old Florida girl snorkeling in 4-foot-deep waters off a Boca Grande beach was attacked by a shark on June 11.

Luis Alvarez jumped in the water to help when 9-year-old Leah Lendel was attacked by a shark in Boca Grande. Now, he's facing ...

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 ...

A 9-year-old girl whose right hand was nearly bitten off her arm by a shark near Boca Grande may fully recover thanks to fast action, doctors said.

Leah Lendel was airlifted to a hospital after she was attacked while snorkeling with her family in Boca Grande, Florida.

This is the second reported shark attack in Boca Grande under Fire Chief C.W. Blosser's 16-year tenure. The beach where the incident occurred has since reopened.

A young swimmer was airlifted from Boca Grande, Florida, after a suspected shark attack. The swimmer sustained severe injuries to her hand while in the water near the Lee-Charlotte county line.

Alvarez's arrest happened less than a week after he helped save a 9-year-old girl from a shark attack on Boca Grande, some calling him a hero. About noon June 11, Boca Grande Fire, ...