Shark attack wounds an American woman, one seriously, in the Bahamas

Two American tourists have suffered injuries in the shark attack shown off the Bahamas on Friday evening, according to the local authorities. Details about their circumstances are not clear, although it is said that one was seriously injured.

The tourists, both women, were swimming in the famous Baynez Baez Pimini area when the attack took place at about 6:30 pm, He said Royal Bahamas Police Force. Bay Bayini is part of the Aqsa West Island in the Bahamas, about 50 miles from Miami.

“Initial reports indicate that the victims, both residents of the United States of America, were wounded while swimming in the water in Bay Bayini,” the police wrote in a press statement.

Both tourists got for the first time a medical attention in a nearby clinic before being transferred to the air to New Province, the various island of Bahamas, for further treatment, according to the statement. Police said that the injuries caused by one of the victims were serious, as of Saturday.

CBS News called the Royal Paham Islands police to get more information but did not receive an immediate response.

The Bahamas owns one of the highest rates of shark attacks in the world, although data shows that they are still very rare. There have been 34 confirmed attacks in the Bahamas over the past 400 years, According to To the international shark attack, a database that tracks shark confrontations with humans around the world. This outcome is the ninth rank among all the countries that have been tracked, despite their small size.

At least two other Americans have been bitten by sharks in the Bahamas since 2023. In December of that year, in that year, A woman died from Boston The police said at the time the shark attack while going up to a family member. Soon after, in January 2024, A 10 -year -old boy From Maryland, she maintained a bite while participating in an exploratory trip to the shark residents at the Bahamas Resort. He was taken to the hospital a bite on the leg, according to the police.

Deadly shark attacks, including in the Bahamas.