An American woman from Boston, Massachusetts, was killed in a shark attack Monday while paddleboarding with a male relative off the coast of the Bahamas, police said.
An American tourist was killed by a shark Monday while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, according to local police.
Nassau police were notified around 11:15 a.m. about a woman visiting from Boston, Massachusetts, who’d been attacked by a shark. She is believed to be in her 40s.
Police told reporters that the woman had been paddleboarding with a male relative less than a mile off the western end of New Providence island, where the capital, Nassau, is located, when she was bitten by a shark.
A lifeguard on duty observed what was happening, went out on a rescue boat, and retrieved the victim along with her relative, and brought them to safety.
