Last Updated on June 9, 2023, 6:33 AM AST by Anthony Morris
A 73 year old woman was recently hospitalized in the Northern Bahamas after a shark attacked her. The incident occurred in the Bahamas on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The 73 year old woman was in the south part of the Taino Beach when the incident happened. According to the reports, the victim was accompanying a group of people. The group was at the beach for an organized snorkelling session.
The reports have suggested the elderly woman originally belonged from Marshall Town, Iowa. She is receiving treatment in the local hospital after the brutal accident. The police investigating the incident have suggested that the 73-year-old is heavily injured in her calf where she was wounded as a result of the shark bite. The incident took place shortly after 1:00 PM in the afternoon.
At the time, the victim was on a 32ft stern ladder. At the time, the shark bit her on the calf. The woman was immediately taken to the Rand hospital after the incident. The authorities at the hospital maintain that the injuries of the elderly woman are highly serious. The authorities have also assured the media that the investigations into the incident have started. The investigation will help ensure that the incident is not repeated.
The brutal incident has cast a shadow of gloom on the people who were at the Taino Beach in Northern Bahamas for an organized snorkelling session. The authorities have suggested that they will look into increasing the safety precautions they need to take to prevent such incidents from repeating.
Several unprovoked shark attacks are recorded in the world annually. In 2022, authorities recorded 57 unprovoked shark attacks on humans worldwide. Out of these, three shark attacks on humans were fatal. Recently, Egypt also recorded a fatal shark attack on their red sea coast. The victim was Russian.
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