{"id":599956,"date":"2023-12-04T23:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/woman-from-boston-killed-in-shark-attack-while-paddle-boarding-in-bahamas\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:06:00","slug":"woman-from-boston-killed-in-shark-attack-while-paddle-boarding-in-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/woman-from-boston-killed-in-shark-attack-while-paddle-boarding-in-bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"#Woman from Boston killed in shark attack while paddle boarding in Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a42e8178d5a6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a42e8178d5a6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/woman-from-boston-killed-in-shark-attack-while-paddle-boarding-in-bahamas\/#More_from_CBS_News\" >More from CBS News<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">A woman from Boston died after she was attacked by a shark while paddle boarding with a family member in the Bahamas on Monday, police said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference broadcast by Reuters The woman and male relative were paddle boarding at a resort about three-quarters of a mile away from the shore when she was bitten by the shark, said Royal Bahamas Police Force Spokesperson Sergeant Desiree Ferguson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A lifeguard on duty who saw the incident went out in a boat to rescue the pair, Ferguson  said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CPR was administered to the victim. However, she suffered serious injuries to the right side of her body, including the right hip region and also her right upper limb,&#8221; Ferguson  said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The victim, who was not identified, was declared dead after emergency responders determined she showed no vital signs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Fatal shark attack against a tourist at Sandals resort in Nassau \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/12\/04\/ddffd3a6-9e20-4471-89cf-77be9c42bba7\/thumbnail\/620x413\/b4c66b3196530cfc28dd1f5b2bdb14f8\/2023-12-04t192716z-1822922258-rc2iq4adyzb8-rtrmadp-3-bahamas-shark.jpg?v=2a3c5d91939c9bf28fa0bc6fdfacfdd4 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/12\/04\/ddffd3a6-9e20-4471-89cf-77be9c42bba7\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/cf7ea1cc06945cdd42fa28306cc9fe19\/2023-12-04t192716z-1822922258-rc2iq4adyzb8-rtrmadp-3-bahamas-shark.jpg?v=2a3c5d91939c9bf28fa0bc6fdfacfdd4 2x\"><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Mortuary services personnel transport the body of a female tourist after what police described as a fatal shark attack in waters near Sandals Royal Bahamian resort, in Nassau, Bahamas December 4, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                DANTE CARRER \/ REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CBS News has reached out to the Royal Bahamas Police Force for more information and is awaiting response. CBS News has also reached out to several witnesses from the U.S. who claimed on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> they saw the aftermath of the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The attack comes just one day after a <span class=\"link\">26-year-old woman died<\/span> after she was bitten by a shark in Mexico as she swam with her young daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Shark attacks are rare in the Bahamas, but several have been reported in recent months. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a 47-year-old German woman went missing during a diving <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> off West End, Grand Bahama, after encountering a shark, Reuters reported, citing police. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In June, a woman from Iowa was attacked by a shark while scuba diving in the Bahamas, resulting in her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/iowa-marshalltown-woman-recovering-after-shark-attack-in-the-bahamas\/44203369#\">leg being amputated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, another <span class=\"link\">tourist from the U.S. was killed by a shark<\/span> in the Bahamas while snorkeling. The 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania was a passenger on the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship and was taking part in an excursion at a popular spot near Green Cay when she was attacked by a bull shark. She was transported to a local hospital, where she died.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than 50 species of sharks are found along the East Coast and in the Caribbean Sea, including tiger, hammerhead and Caribbean reef sharks, according to NOAA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/shark-attacks\/\">International Shark Attack File<\/a>, there were 108 alleged shark-human interactions in 2022 worldwide. The U.S. reported the most\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/shark-attacks\/yearly-worldwide-summary\/\">confirmed unprovoked attacks<\/a> \u2013 41 \u2013 with Florida being the state with the most at 16.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_from_CBS_News\"><\/span>More from CBS News<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n    Caitlin O&#8217;Kane<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__image\">\n<p>        <span class=\"img \"><img alt=\"caitlin-okane.jpg \" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/07\/29\/97269130-85ff-4898-8bf6-7e400cd19775\/thumbnail\/80x80\/96108a411b1ff183108c17d07942cba8\/caitlin-okane.jpg?v=2a3c5d91939c9bf28fa0bc6fdfacfdd4 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/07\/29\/97269130-85ff-4898-8bf6-7e400cd19775\/thumbnail\/160x160\/a30d7bb371819dbce1c846b521ebdfd1\/caitlin-okane.jpg?v=2a3c5d91939c9bf28fa0bc6fdfacfdd4 2x\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Caitlin O&#8217;Kane is a digital content producer covering trending stories for CBS News and its good news brand, The Uplift.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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