A detailed-up view of a bull shark. A 58-year-old lady was killed by a bull shark whereas on trip within the Bahamas. AP
A 58-year-old lady was attacked and killed by a shark whereas snorkeling on a cruise trip within the Bahamas. The girl, whose identify was not launched, was snorkeling off the coast of Nassau in Inexperienced Cay when she was attacked by a bull shark.
NBC Information reported that the lady was a passenger on the Royal Caribbean ship Concord of the Seas and was touring together with her household, who had deliberate to snorkel at a well-liked spot within the space, based on Royal Bahamas Police Drive Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings.
CNN reported that eyewitnesses stated they noticed a shark attacking the lady and instantly went to assist. By the point they bought to her, the lady had suffered bites to her “higher extremities,” Skippings stated.
Tour firm employees and members of the family pulled the lady out of the water and rushed to the closest dock, the place paramedics started to deal with her. The paramedics reported no important indicators of life as they bought her to shore, introduced her to the hospital and started to deal with her, based on The Related Press.
The cruise line made an announcement after the assault, saying, “Royal Caribbean is offering assist and help to the visitor’s family members throughout this troublesome time.”
The Florida Museum of Pure Historical past on the College of Florida reported that bull sharks are probably the most generally recognized sharks to make unprovoked assaults on people. The final recorded shark assaults within the Bahamas have been two separate assaults reported in 2019 the place one was attacked by Rose Island that's a few half mile from Inexperienced Cay.
Michael Heithaus, a marine biologist at Florida Worldwide College in Miami, stated in an Related Press telephone interview that the excessive variety of assaults on this area is linked to a excessive variety of folks in a “strong marine ecosystem.”
Heithaus defined that there are various several types of sharks that swim in these waters, however solely the bull and tiger sharks actually take note of folks.
“They get to very massive sizes they usually eat huge prey,” Heithaus stated.
Heithaus additionally added that bull and tiger sharks usually tend to be attracted towards folks by way of various factors together with smells within the water, meals and even sounds. Regardless of these elements, Heithaus additionally emphasised that shark assaults are uncommon.
In line with the Worldwide Shark Assault File, there have been 73 unprovoked shark assaults out of a complete of 137 assaults final 12 months.