According to local authorities, two US tourists were injured with a clear attack of shark in the Bahamas. Details of their conditions are not clear, although they are said to have been seriously injured.
Tourists, both women, floated in the popular Bayimine Bay, when the attack took place around 6:30 pm, – Note Royal Bahamas. Bimini Bay is part of the western island on Bahamas, approximately 50 miles from Miami.
“Initial reports show that the victims, both residents of the United States, were injured while swimming in the bay of the Biminim Bay,” the police wrote in the news investigation of the incident.
Both tourists first received medical care at the neighboring clinic before being transferred to a new provident, another Bahamas for further treatment, the release reports. Police said the injuries of one of the victims are considered serious as of Saturday.
CBS News appealed to the Royal Bahama police for more information but did not receive an immediate response.
Bahamas have one of the highest levels of sharks in the world, although data show that they are still very rare. Over the last 400 years have only 34 confirmed attacks on Bahamas, over the last 400 years, In the hall In the international shark attack file, a database that monitors meetings with people around the world. It is a calculation-is the ninth largest from all countries that are tracked, despite the way it seems small.
At least two more Americans have been bitten by sharks on Bahamas since 2023. In December of the same year A woman from Boston died As a result of the shark attack while planting a paddle with a family member, the police said. Soon, in January 2024, A 10-year-old boy Maryland was bitten by participating in the shark expedition at another Bahamas. According to the police, he was hospitalized behind the bite on his foot.
Sharks are rarely there, including on the Bahamas.