class=”sc-cffd1e67-0 fmXrkB”>
The tragedy in the Bahamas happened on Monday around 11:15 am: an American tourist (†44) was sitting on her paddleboard just less than a kilometer off the coast in West Providence – when she was suddenly attacked by a shark.
A male relative traveling with her cannot do anything for her. The shark bit the woman on the right side of her body, causing serious injuries to her hip and upper body.
A lifeguard from the resort where the woman was staying rushed to the rescue with a rescue boat and brought the seriously injured woman and man to shore. There he tried to save the woman with resuscitation measures. In vain: the American tourist died on the spot.
Particularly tragic: according to local media, the woman celebrated her wedding on Sunday and traveled to the Bahamas with her entire family.
A tourist staying at the same resort wrote on Facebook: “When we went outside and sat on the beach where they had already put up a red flag, a man sitting next to us in the lounge chair told us that he heard their screams, even though she was far outside. He was still in shock.”
The victim and her family were staying at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort on Cable Beach in New Providence. The resort said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of a guest who died while paddle boarding almost a mile offshore. We would like to express our deepest condolences to the guest’s family and loved ones. We are in close contact with them and offer them all possible support in this difficult time.”
It is the second fatal shark attack in just a few days. On Sunday, a 26-year-old woman in Mexico died while swimming with her daughter to a platform in the sea near Melaque. A shark bit her leg as she helped her daughter onto the raft. She died from severe blood loss.
Shark attacks in the Bahamas are actually rare, but several attacks have been reported in recent months, according to CBS. A German tourist disappeared in November after an attack and in June a diver had to have her leg amputated after an attack. (neo)
Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
On the same day of the terrorist attack on the Krokus City Hall in Moscow,…
class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/4Residents of Tenerife have had enough of noisy and dirty tourists.It's too loud, the…
class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/7Packing his things in Munich in the summer: Thomas Tuchel.After just over a year,…
At least seven people have been killed and 57 injured in severe earthquakes in the…
The American space agency NASA would establish a uniform lunar time on behalf of the…
class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/8Bode Obwegeser was surprised by the earthquake while he was sleeping. “It was a…