Hero who saved girl from shark, detained by ICE for traffic infraction

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. (CBS12) — The man whose heroic actions saved a 9-year-old from a shark could be facing deportation.

On Friday, June 20, construction workers rushed to the water to rescue and applied a tourniquet for 9-year-old Leah Lendel after being attacked by a shark.

The first person to launch into action was Luis Alvarez…

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