a 44 year old American woman He died Monday after being attacked by a shark in the Bahamas, police in the island nation said (archive photo, top, via Unsplash).
Tourist from Boston He was paddling With a relative a mile offshore when she was attacked by a shark off New Providence Island.
She suffered serious injuries on the right side of her body
An American woman died after she was attacked by a shark while kayaking with a family member in the Bahamas on Monday, police said in a news conference broadcast by ZNS Bahamas. https://t.co/AxocGa5Kwr
– CBS News (CBSNews) December 4, 2023
Police spokeswoman Desiree Ferguson said a lifeguard who was on duty at the time of the attack and witnessed the incident took a boat to the victim to provide assistance.
“CPR was performed on the victim. However, she sustained serious injuries to the right side of her body, including the right hip area as well as her right upper extremity.”
Although fatal shark attacks are rare in the Bahamas, two other attacks have been reported within the past year and a half.
On November 21, a 47-year-old German woman went missing during a diving trip off the West End after she came face-to-face with a shark, according to a police statement.
JUST IN: An American woman was killed by a shark while kayaking in the Bahamas, authorities said.
Police say the woman was kayaking near the back of the Sandals Resort, about three-quarters of a mile out to sea, when she was attacked. https://t.co/Qt5toWQKyO pic.twitter.com/oaKYqouTEO
– ABC News (@ABC) December 4, 2023
In September 2022, a 58-year-old American woman was killed by a shark while snorkeling off New Providence Island.
More than 50 species
More than 50 species of sharks swim along the East Coast and in the Caribbean Sea, including the tiger shark, hammerhead and Caribbean reef shark, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The International Shark Attack File, a database that records shark attacks worldwide, indicates that 108 interactions between sharks and humans were reported in 2022 worldwide.
The United States reported the most confirmed unprovoked attacks – 41 – and Florida led the way with 16.
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