In a shark attack, Pennsylvanian woman dies in Bahamas. See what happened

According to the police spokesperson and Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings, the incident happened at a popular snorkeling spot in the northern Bahamas as the woman’s family spotted the bull shark attacking her.

The deceased woman boarded on the famous cruise line named Royal Caribbean International. According to the company, the victim was participating in a solo shore excursion in Nassau and sailing on Harmony of the Seas after leaving Florida. She died while arriving at the local hospital for treatment.

Did any shark attacks occur previously in the Caribbean Sea?

Records show that most shark attacks in the Caribbean happened in the Bahamas. In 2019, two such incidents were reported, one of them fatal.

In the fatal incident, a woman from Southern California was killed while three sharks attacked here near Rose Island.

In 2020, another fatal shark attack occurred in the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin. It was the first such incident that happened in that region.


How many Shark attacks have been reported in the Bahamas till now?

Till now, at least 32 attacks have been noticed in the Bahamas since 1749. The data is followed by 13 shark attacks in Cuba within the same period.


What would be the possible reason for such frequent shark attacks?

According to Michael Heithaus, a marine biologist from Florida International University, the high number of shark attacks indicates that many people are going into the water of the Bahamas. This place has a robust marine ecosystem.

Different varieties of shark species live in the Bahamas water, and most do not bother to pay attention to human beings, except tiger sharks and bull sharks. These sharks prefer huge prey. Above all, they have robust sensory systems to find food, smells and sounds in the seawater.