American tourist severely injured in shark attack while spearfishing in Bahamas
American
tourist severely injured in shark attack while spearfishing in Bahamas
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An American
tourist suffered a severe injury when she was attacked by a shark while
spearfishing in the Bahamas
Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.
The unnamed
Massachusetts native had “severe trauma” to her left hand, and was flown by air
ambulance to a hospital in Florida.
“She isn’t mad
at the shark because getting attacked is a common risk with spearfishing,”
Abaco Fire Chief Colin Albury told ABC News.
Abaco Fire Chief Colin Albury
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Abaco Fire Chief Colin Albury
According to
Albury, the 32-year-old woman is an experienced spearfisher who has a vacation
home in the Treasure Cay area of Abaco Island in the Bahamas.
The attack
happened when she was swimming back to her boat with a speared fish. She was
with three other people, but no one else was injured.
Abaca Fire Chief Colin Albury
The victim is
now being treated by a trauma surgeon at Memorial Hospital in Hollywood,
Florida, authorities said.
According to
Albury, this is the first shark attack
in Treasure Cay this year.
