A 44-year-old American lady died after being bitten by a shark on Monday, the Royal Bahamas Police Pressure (RBPF) Public Affairs and Communications Division has confirmed.
Media experiences stated that the lady, a visitor on the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort in Cable Seashore, New Windfall, was bitten whereas paddle boarding in waters close to the resort.
The girl, believed to be from Boston, Massachusetts, was reportedly with a male family member almost a mile from the shoreline when the shark attacked her
“A lifeguard on responsibility who noticed what was occurring went out on a rescue boat, retrieved the sufferer together with a male family member, and introduced them to security,” stated Sergeant Desiree Ferguson from the RBPF’s Public Affairs and Communications Division,
“CPR was administered to the sufferer. Nevertheless, she suffered accidents to the appropriate facet of her physique, together with the appropriate hip area and likewise her proper higher limb,” she added.
EMS personnel pronounced her useless.
“We’re deeply saddened by the tragic passing of a visitor whereas on a paddle boarding exercise almost a mile from the shore,” Sandals stated in a press release.
“We want to categorical our heartfelt condolences to the visitor’s household and family members. We stay in shut contact with them and are offering all assist attainable throughout this troublesome time.
“Out of respect for our visitors’ privateness and confidentiality, we can not share additional info presently,” Sandals added.
The Tribune newspaper Tuesday quoted shark knowledgeable, Cristina Zenato, as saying that the lady was doubtless the sufferer of an “unintended chunk,” by the shark.
“It seems that this was an investigative chunk of an animal that might feed on animals of the dimensions of a paddle board on the floor,” Zenato advised the newspaper.
A jet ski operator, who is claimed to have witnessed the assault, claimed the sufferer had simply married on Sunday and that he had seen the couple laughing and speaking moments earlier than the tragedy.
Zenato speculated {that a} tiger shark attacked the lady, although she emphasised she didn’t have all the knowledge.
“As somebody who works with sharks, it’s a small threat. It’s unlucky that it occurred, and I really feel extraordinarily heartbroken for this couple and for this girl and husband and for us in The Bahamas as a result of it’s by no means a constructive occasion, however once more, it’s very, very uncommon, and one of the best factor we are able to do is attempt to not give you explanation why or something.
“However on the finish of the day, it feels like what I name an unintended chunk,” Zenato advised the Tribune newspaper.
The Bahamas has had a number of shark assaults this yr.
Final month, a German vacationer went lacking after a shark attacked her in waters close to West Finish, Grand Bahama.
In August, police discovered the physique of a person floating at Saunders Seashore with accidents they stated had been in step with a shark assault.
In June, an American lady was attacked by a shark in waters south of Taino Seashore, Grand Bahama.
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