Shark bites leg off American tourist in Turks and Caicos: report
An American tourist reportedly has misplaced her leg after being bitten by a shark whereas vacationing in Turks and Caicos.
The 22-year-old feminine from Connecticut and a pal had been snorkeling in the waters off the all-inclusive Blue Haven Resort on Providenciales island Wednesday once they had been attacked, in keeping with Loop News, citing preliminary police stories.
The Caribbean information web site stated an worker of a resort close to the Leeward Marina known as police for help and indicated that the sufferer had her leg bitten off.
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and an ambulance reportedly responded to the scene.
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The American tourist was snorkeling when she was bitten by a shark in Turks and Caicos, a report says. (Getty Images)
As of Wednesday evening, the girl – who has not been publicly recognized – was in severe situation on the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre on the island.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force for remark.
The assault in the Caribbean country comes days after a Pennsylvania teenager, browsing for the primary time in South New Jersey over the weekend, suffered accidents authorities stated are in keeping with these of a shark assault.
Fox 29 in Philadelphia reported {that a} 15-year-old lady was browsing in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, at 109th Street on Sunday afternoon when she was bitten.
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The Turks and Caicos islands are a well-liked Caribbean trip vacation spot. Shown listed below are waters surrounding Grand Turk island. (iStock)
As quickly because the incident occurred, emergency groups rescued the lady from the water earlier than transporting her to a close-by hospital.
The accidents included lacerations to her foot and calf, requiring six stitches. None of her accidents had been life-threatening.
“After careful examination, it has been ascertained by the New Jersey State Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office that the injuries sustained by the surfer are consistent with those typically associated with a shark of unknown size and type,” officers in Stone Harbor stated.
It is unknown what sort of shark allegedly bit {the teenager}.
A shark swims towards a gaggle of divers throughout a shark dive off of Jupiter, Florida, in February 2022. It is unclear what sort of shark reportedly attacked the tourist in Turks and Caicos. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Images)
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In Cape Cod, Massachusetts, an awesome white shark additionally was seen over the weekend consuming a seal.
“The entire event only lasted around 7 minutes from when we first saw the shark quickly break the surface of the water, in what we think was the initial strike, to when the seal was consumed,” the Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch firm posted on social media, describing the sighting by crew and passengers Saturday morning.
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.