A 63-year-old American vacationer has been ‘severely injured’ by a shark whereas spearfishing in The Bahamas, in line with native information stories.
The incident is happened at round 1 pm on Sunday, 17 August, close to Huge Grand Cay off Abaco Island.
In accordance with a brief assertion from the Royal Bahamas Police Drive, the person was taken to a neighborhood clinic for medical help earlier than being transported by helicopter to the US for therapy.
The character of the person’s accidents has not been made out there, and the species of the shark has not been recognized.
The Bahamas is residence to a lot of completely different species of shark, a few of which, together with tiger sharks and bull sharks, are thought-about harmful to people.
Regardless of this, shark-biting incidents or assaults are extremely uncommon given the variety of vacationers The Bahamas helps – 11.2 million individuals in 2024 – lots of whom take part in water-based actions.
The International Shark Assault File lists a complete of eight unprovoked incidents leading to fatalities since 1860, together with the tragic loss of life of a newlywed girl in 2023.
