Two women mauled in horror shark attack while swimming at popular Bahamas resort

The American tourists were swimming disconnected Bimini Bay - a fashionable Bahamas edifice - connected Friday evening erstwhile they were acceptable upon by the beast, with 1 reportedly suffering superior injuries

Two women swimming astatine a tourer hotspot successful the Bahamas had to beryllium airlifted to a adjacent land for "advanced aesculapian care" aft they were mauled successful a fearfulness shark attack.

The American tourists were swimming disconnected Bimini Bay - a fashionable Bahamas edifice - connected Friday evening erstwhile they were acceptable upon, with 1 reported to person suffered superior injuries. The brace were airlifted to the land of New Providence wherever they received treatment, according to section media.

An probe has present been launched into the incidental by the Royal Bahamas Police Force successful Bimini. The unit said: "Initial reports bespeak that the victims, some USA residents, sustained injuries portion swimming successful the waters astatine Bimini Bay. One of the victim's injuries is listed arsenic serious. Investigations are ongoing."

There person been dozens of reported shark attacks successful the Bahamas implicit the years. The bulk of victims are swimmers and waders (43%), followed by paddle boarders and different boarders (35%) successful 2022.

Gavin Naylor, programme manager of the International Shark Attack File successful Florida, said pursuing a fatal shark onslaught that masses of tourists aquatics successful the h2o and galore visitors privation to presumption sharks from a sportfishing vessel - oregon adjacent dive with them. He said: "So the sharks get acclimated, and the animals are a small spot little cautious than they different mightiness be".

He added that sharks often wound radical accidentally reasoning "it's thing else," arsenic humans are not earthy prey for sharks. It comes aft a pistillate from Boston, USA, died portion paddle boarding successful the Bahamas successful December 2023.

The tourist, identified arsenic 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van Wart, was mauled little than a mile disconnected the occidental extremity of New Providence island, according to police.

The newlywed tragically succumbed to the superior injuries she sustained to the close broadside of her assemblage and was pronounced dormant astatine the country aft exigency work crews attempted CPR.

"Lauren was a beloved subordinate of our mathematics editorial team, and she infused her heavy dedication to students and educators into each worldly she touched," Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates wherever Lauren worked, said successful a connection astatine the time.

"Her committedness to excellence and outstanding enactment was driven by a higher purpose, focused connected improving learning outcomes for all. Our Curriculum Associates assemblage is mourning this calamity and extends our deepest emotion and enactment to Lauren's fantastic hubby and each of her family."