'Monster shark shredded my foot in holiday attack – I'll never go in sea again'

Summer Layman thought she was going to dice aft a shark attacked her and her person Rileigh Decker portion they were enjoying a aquatics successful the Bahamas portion connected holiday

A young pistillate has vowed ne'er to spell backmost into the water aft a immense shark grabbed her by the ft successful a fearfulness onslaught portion connected holiday.

Summer Layman thought she was “going to die” aft a shark attacked her and her person Rileigh Decker portion they were enjoying a aquatics successful the Bahamas. The brace were paddling successful the tropical waters of Bimini Bay connected Friday, aft jumping into the h2o from a friend's vessel erstwhile they were some bitten by what they judge was a bull shark.

Speaking to NBC's Today programme the 24-year-old pistillate said the brace were swimming erstwhile Rileigh, 20, felt a “tug” connected her leg. “It was precise scary, the fearfulness of reasoning you’re going to dice successful the moment.” Their friends made a speedy tourniquet from a towel and enactment for Rileigh, earlier realising Summer's ft had been “shredded”.

The 2 were rushed to a infirmary successful the Bahamas, wherever 1 of the women’s injuries were listed arsenic “serious,” according to a connection from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. They were aboriginal taken backmost to Florida wherever Summer underwent 2 surgeries.

A constabulary connection read: “Police successful Bimini are investigating an alleged shark onslaught involving 2 pistillate tourists that occurred astir 6.30pm connected Friday, February 7. Initial reports indicated that the victims, some USA residents, sustained injuries portion swimming successful the waters astatine Bimini Bay.

"They received archetypal attraction astatine a section session earlier being airlifted to New Providence for further aesculapian attention. One of the victim’s injuries is listed arsenic serious. Investigations are ongoing.”

Summer said that she volition ne'er spell backmost successful the ocean, adding "I won’t adjacent enactment my toes successful again.” There person lone been 34 unprovoked shark attacks recorded connected the Bahamas since 1580 according to American records.