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2 American tourists injured in apparent shark attack in the Bahamas
Unprovoked shark attacks are rare in the Bahamas, with just 34 recorded since 1580, according to the Florida Museum’s International Shark Attack File. This ranks the Caribbean country ninth among all tracked countries, with the US leading at 1,640 cases, followed by Australia with 706 and South Africa with 262, the data shows.
2 friends injured in shark attack in the Bahamas speak out
Rileigh Decker and Summer Layman had jumped off their friend's boat in Bimini Bay together on Friday and were swimming back when the attack occurred.
2 American Tourists Injured, One Seriously, in Bahamas Shark Attack, Police Say
Two American tourists in the Bahamas have been injured in an apparent shark attack. In a press release shared by the Royal Bahamas Police Force on Saturday, Feb. 8, the department said they were investigating “an alleged shark attack” involving two American women.
‘My biggest fear’: Florida woman continues recovery after shark attack in the Bahamas
ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman is recovering in Orlando after a terrifying shark attack in the Bahamas. Rileigh Decker and her friend were swimming last week in Bimini Bay when a shark attacked them. “My biggest fear with this thing was that I was going to lose my leg. So now that it’s not going anywhere, I just have to really focus on,” Decker said.
2 Americans injured in suspected shark attack in the Bahamas: Police
The two female tourists were swimming in Bimini Bay on Friday around 6:30 p.m. when they were injured in a suspected shark attack, police said.
American tourists felt 'nudge' before shark attack at popular Bahamas resort
Two American tourists shared their near-death experience after surviving a shark attack while swimming at a luxe Bahamas resort during their winter retreat to warm weather.
Shark attack in Bahamas: Two American tourists injured in Bimini Bay
In January 2024, a 10-year-old boy from Maryland was hospitalized after being bitten on his right leg during a shark tank expedition at a Bahamian resort.
Shark attack injures 2 American women, one seriously, in the Bahamas
Two American women suffered injuries in an apparent shark attack in the Bahamas, local authorities said. The incident is under investigation.
U.S. tourists injured in shark attack in the Bahamas: ‘It destroyed my leg’
It destroyed my leg basically. It severed my Achilles. My artery is severed, my nerve is severed,” one of the victims told CNN.
2 American women attacked by shark in Bahamas' Bimini district, police force says
The Royal Bahamas Police Force said two American women were bitten by a shark while touring the country's Bimini district.
Florida woman shares recovery journey after Bahamas shark attack
Hours after landing in the Bahamas, the fun stopped when a shark bit two women after they jumped into the ocean from a boat.
After Shark Attack on Bahamas Vacation, the Victims, 1 with 'Shredded' Foot, Speak Out
Rileigh Decker, 20, and Summer Layman, 24, were swimming in Bimini Bay after jumping off of a friend’s yacht on Friday, Feb.
American shark attack survivors, 20 and 24, recount terrifying Bahamas ordeal that left one’s foot ‘shredded’: ‘Thinking you’re going to die’
An American tourist thought she was “going to die” after a shark attacked her and her friend as they went swimming in a ...
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Visitor bitten by shark in Exuma is third victim in less than a week
# A VISIT to The Bahamas became a nightmare on Tuesday for a tourist who was bitten by a shark at Highbourne Cay in the Exumas, leaving him seriously injured and hospitalised in an incident ...
Tourist Has Both Hands Bitten Off In Shark Attack After Trying To Pose For A Photo In Turks & Caicos
A 55-year-old tourist visiting Turks and Caicos lost both hands to a shark attack after reportedly trying to grab the shark ...