Shark bites leg off American tourist in Turks and Caicos: report
An American tourist has reportedly lost his leg. The shark bit While on vacation in Turks and Caicos.
According to Loop News, citing initial police reports, a 22-year-old woman from Connecticut and a friend were snorkeling in the waters of the Blue Haven Resort on Providenciales Island on Wednesday when they were attacked.
An employee at a resort near Leeward Marina called police for help and indicated the victim’s leg had been amputated, the Caribbean News website said.
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and an ambulance reportedly responded to the scene.
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An American tourist was snorkeling when she was bitten by a shark in Turks and Caicos, according to a report. (Getty Images)
As of Wednesday night, the woman – who has not been publicly identified – was in critical condition at Cheshire Hall Medical Center on the island.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force for comment.
attack in Caribbean country It comes days after a Pennsylvania teenager, surfing for the first time in southern New Jersey over the weekend, suffered injuries that authorities say are consistent with a shark attack.
Fox 29 in Philadelphia reports that a 15-year-old girl was surfing in Stone Harbor, New Jersey on 109th Street Sunday afternoon when she was bitten.
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The Turks and Caicos Islands are popular for Caribbean vacations. Shown here are the waters around Grand Turk Island. (iStock)
As soon as the incident happened, emergency teams rescued the girl from the water before shifting her to a nearby hospital.
Injuries included lacerations to his foot and calf, which required six stitches. None of his injuries were life-threatening.
“After careful examination, the New Jersey State Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the injuries sustained by the surfer were generally consistent with injuries associated with a shark of unknown size and type,” Stone Harbor officials said. are.”
It is not known what type of shark allegedly bit the teenager.
A shark swims toward a group of divers off Jupiter, Florida in February 2022. It is unclear what type of shark allegedly attacked the tourist in Turks and Caicos. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
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I Cape Cod, Massachusetts, A great white shark was also spotted eating a seal over the weekend.
“The entire event lasted only 7 minutes when we first saw the shark break the surface of the water quickly, in what we believe was the initial strike,” Dolphin Fleet whale watch company posted on social media. As long as the seal is gone.” The media described sightings by crew and passengers on Saturday morning.
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.