Bull shark

2022 - 9 - 7

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Woman killed by shark while snorkeling in Bahamas during family ... (The Washington Post)

The victim, whom authorities have not identified, was a 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, Royal Bahamas Police Force Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told ...

Skippings did not provide details of the attack. As of Tuesday afternoon, the beach where the attack happened was closed “for any type of snorkeling activities,” Skippings said at the news conference. If it’s possible, the swimmer should leave the water. “Royal Caribbean International is providing support and assistance to the guest’s loved ones at this time.” While snorkeling, family members witnessed what they identified as a bull shark attacking the woman, Skippings said. Last year, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File [ investigated 137 alleged interactions humans had with sharks worldwide.](https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/) Of those, 73 were deemed unprovoked shark attack bites on humans and 39 were catalogued as provoked bites.

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Bull shark kills US cruise ship passenger snorkeling in Bahamas (mlive.com)

Tuesday's attack involved a 58-year-old woman and occurred at a popular snorkeling spot near Green Cay in the northern Bahamas, police spokeswoman Chief ...

They said the guest was participating in an independent shore excursion in Nassau and had been sailing on Harmony of the Seas, which is on a seven-night trip after departing Florida on Sunday. Martin, the first such incident in that region. Michael Heithaus, a marine biologist at Florida International University in Miami, said in a phone interview that the high number of attacks in the Bahamas is likely linked to the fact that there are a lot of people in the water in that area and that it has a robust marine ecosystem.

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Bull Shark Kills Pennsylvania Woman on Cruise to Bahamas (Newsweek)

The 58-year-old woman had been snorkeling when the bull shark attacked, causing severe injuries to her upper body. Her family witnessed the incident.

According to the shark attack file kept by Florida Museum, only 33 unprovoked attacks have been recorded in the Bahamas since 1580. The last attack occurred in 2018. They pulled her from the water and rushed her to hospital where she was treated for injuries to her upper body, but she eventually died from her injuries, Skippings said at a news conference. The snorkeling area was immediately closed to other swimmers. near Green Cay, in the northern Bahamas near Rose Island, police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told news outlets at a press conference. The attack took place around 2 p.m.

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58-Year-Old Pennsylvania Woman Killed by Bull Shark While ... (PEOPLE.com)

The woman and her family were reportedly visiting the Bahamas for a single day as part of a week-long cruise.

In the The cruise began at Port Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/us/bahamas-cruise-fatal-shark-attack/index.html) reported. A beach near where the incident took place has also been closed indefinitely. She was vacationing with her family in the Bahamas," read the message. ISAF also confirmed 73 unprovoked shark bites on humans and 39 provoked bites. We pray for her husband, her children, her mother and her wider family," Kesicki wrote. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-tourist-killed-bahamas-shark-attack-rcna46561) and clarified the company was not involved in the incident. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-tourist-killed-bahamas-shark-attack-rcna46561) reported. "Yesterday, we learned the sad news of the sudden passing of Caroline DiPlacido, '86, project coordinator for the Office of Community and Government Relations, Erie Campus. Michael Kesicki that was obtained by PEOPLE. "We pray for Caroline as she crosses over to eternity. [KHOU](https://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/american-tourist-killed-bahamas-shark-attack/507-e32691f1-207b-406d-a84f-cfdc6a6ab133https://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/american-tourist-killed-bahamas-shark-attack/507-e32691f1-207b-406d-a84f-cfdc6a6ab133) the woman and her family were passengers on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas and were only visiting Nassau for a single day.

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American killed in shark attack while snorkeling in the Bahamas ... (ABC News)

A family of five, from the Lake Erie area of Pennsylvania, were on a snorkeling tour in the waters northwest of Rose Island when one of them -- a 58-year-old ...

"The news is devastating, and she will be missed." Tour operators along with family members attempted to rescue the woman but were unsuccessful, police said. local time, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

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A Bull Shark Killed A US Tourist In The Bahamas & She Was ... (Narcity)

A U.S. cruise ship passenger was attacked and killed by a shark while snorkeling at a popular spot in the Bahamas earlier this week, officials say.

A California woman was attacked and killed by three sharks near the same spot in 2019. Of those 137 incidents, the ISAF says 73 were "unprovoked" shark bites and another 39 were provoked bites on humans. She added that the victim suffered injuries to her "upper extremities," without going into detail. A U.S. cruise ship passenger was attacked and killed by a shark while snorkeling at a popular spot in the Bahamas earlier this week, officials say. [A Bull Shark Killed A US Tourist In The Bahamas & She Was Snorkeling In A Popular Spot](https://www.narcity.com/bull-shark-attacked-us-tourist-bahamas-snorkeling-in-popular-spot)

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American woman ID'd after killed in bull shark attack while ... (KABC-TV)

A woman was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling near Rose Island in the Bahamas. She was a guest on the Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean.

The victim, 21-year-old Loyola-Marymount University student Jordan Lindsey, died after a school of sharks attacked her. The news is devastating, and she will be missed," the university said in a statement. local time, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

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Shark kills mom snorkeling with family of five on Bahamas cruise ... (Miami Herald)

A bull shark killed a 58-year-old Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, woman on a cruise with her family of five on a snorkeling excursion in the Bahamas, ...

The organization says 73 of those were unprovoked. They live up to 16 years in the wild. The ship is based at Port Canaveral, according to the cruise line. Tour boat operators and family members pulled her onto a boat to rush her to shore, but the woman died. [seven-night cruise](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/09/07/pennsylvania-woman-bahamas-shark-attack/8008927001/), the Associated Press reported. 6, near Rose Island, the Royal Bahamas Police Force told ABC News.

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U.S. tourist killed in Bahamas shark attack (NBC News)

The 58-year-old Pennsylvania woman, identified by her employer as Caroline DiPlacido, was snorkeling with her family when a bull shark attacked, ...

"The news is devastating, and she will be missed." The woman was snorkeling with a group of five to seven relatives when a bull shark attacked her shortly after 2 p.m. The area is about a half-mile northwest of Rose Island, a private island off Nassau.

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American woman ID'd after killed in bull shark attack while ... (WABC-TV)

A woman was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling near Rose Island in the Bahamas. She was a guest on the Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean.

The victim, 21-year-old Loyola-Marymount University student Jordan Lindsey, died after a school of sharks attacked her. The news is devastating, and she will be missed," the university said in a statement. local time, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

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American woman ID'd after killed in bull shark attack while ... (KGO-TV)

A woman was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling near Rose Island in the Bahamas. She was a guest on the Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean.

The victim, 21-year-old Loyola-Marymount University student Jordan Lindsey, died after a school of sharks attacked her. The news is devastating, and she will be missed," the university said in a statement. local time, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

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Passenger from Royal Caribbean Ship Dies After Shark Attack (Cruise Hive)

A woman sailing aboard Harmony of the Seas has died after a shark attack in The Bahamas on Tuesday, September 6.

The area of the attack has now been closed to visitors indefinitely, and authorities have not said when or if the area may reopen. Shark attacks, however, are exceedingly rare considering the popularity of snorkeling excursions and other watersports. Shark attacks have been noted in the same area previously, including a fatal incident in 2019 when a 21-year-old woman from California was killed. The 58-year-old woman and her traveling party booked an independent snorkeling excursion through the Seas the Day tour company – not booked through the cruise line – that took them to Green Cay. “It is further reported that family members observed a bull shark attacking the female.” A cruise ship passenger has sadly been killed by a bull shark while snorkeling in The Bahamas.

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