Arrr! A wee lad o' 10 summers be set upon by a scurvy shark, in them Bahama waters, sayeth the coppers!
2024-01-16
Yarrr, me hearties! A scallywag lad, a mere 10 summers old from Maryland, be keepin' steady after a fearsome encounter with a sea beastie on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The lad be nipped by a shark, but fear not, for the local coppers be watchin' o'er him!
A 10-year-old boy from Maryland was bitten by a shark while on vacation in the Bahamas. The incident occurred during an "expedition in a shark tank" at a local resort on Paradise Island. The boy was bitten on the right leg and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is in stable condition. The police are investigating the incident, but no details about the type of shark involved have been provided.The resort where the incident took place has not been identified, but it is known that Atlantis Paradise Island offers shark experiences on-site. This attack comes just weeks after a 44-year-old woman from Massachusetts was killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas. In late December, a 39-year-old man was also killed by a shark while surfing off Maui's northern shore.
The Bahamas has had a few shark-related fatalities in the past five years, according to Gavin Naylor, the program director of the International Shark Attack File. He attributes this to the large tourist population and the number of people engaging in activities like fishing or diving with sharks, which causes the sharks to become acclimated and less cautious.
The Bahamas is home to 30-40 shark species, with the Caribbean reef shark, bull shark, tiger shark, and blacktip shark having the highest bite frequency. Most shark bites are accidental, as they mistake humans for other prey. In 2023, there were 83 shark attack bites reported worldwide, 15 of which were fatal. In the United States, there were 41 shark bites reported last year, with two being fatal.
The police in the Bahamas have not provided any further information about the incident.