A 58-year-old American tourist died in the Bahamas after being attacked by a shark while snorkeling, local media reported Wednesday.
The woman, who has not yet been identified, was a resident of the state of Pennsylvania.
During the attack that occurred on Tuesday, the tourist was practicing water sports on Green Turtle Cay – an island in the north of the Bahamas – when a bull shark attacked her.
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The victim was in the Atlantic archipelago on a Royal Caribbean line cruise trip.
This shark attack is the most recent since in February of this year, a 51-year-old man had to be hospitalized in Miami (Florida, USA) after being bitten by a shark in the arm while fishing near Bimini , in Bahamas.
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The wounded man was helped by a US Coast Guard helicopter to the boat where he was fishing and took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
The International Shark Attack File (ISAF), an entity of the University of Florida that is considered the world’s leading authority on the subject, published its annual report in January, which states that nine people lost their lives in 2021 from “unprovoked” shark bites.
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ISAF investigated 137 suspected shark-human interactions recorded worldwide in 2021 and confirmed 73 unprovoked and 39 provoked shark bites on humans.
The report shows that the risk of a person being bitten by this animal is “extremely low”, although the chances increase if one practices surfing or other board sports.
*With information from EFE
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