Two American tourists speeches after they were attacked a shark Only for hours of their escape at the popular resort on the Bahamas last weekend.
The attack occurred while women, at the age of 24 and 20, swam in the waters of Bimi Bimini around 6:30 pm, February 7, according to Royal police forces.
“I just put my head in my hands and began to pray that God would not take my life and that I would live,” one of the women told NBC “Today.”
Two friends enjoyed a dream vacation when they jumped off the ship in beautiful water of bahams.
American tourists attacked a shark in the Luxe Bahamas Resort area
View of the beach in Bimini, Bahama, May 1, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
“I felt something pushing my leg,” said the 20-year-old woman “today.” “About two minutes later, we were on the ladder and I felt my leg collapse. I knew immediately that the shark bit me.”
Tourists were attacked by what seemed like a shark, leaving one woman with serious injuries.
Family and friends quickly pulled the couple safely, wrapping the tournament around one female foot and race to find help.
“They shouted to me that the top of my foot was carved, and I just didn’t understand until I looked down,” the 24-year-old said in an interview.
The first respondents transported the couple to the clinic for treatment before being transferred to a hospital on the island of New Providence, about 185 miles near the coast of Miami.
Women said the socket that after their injuries were stable, they were transported to Orlando in Florida, Hospital, where a 20-year victim will undergo a third surgery.
The shark approaches that they will inspect divers during an ecological shark from Jupiter, Florida, May 5, 2022. (Joseph Prezooso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The incident remains under investigation, and both women are expected to recover completely.
“I’ll never put my toes [the water] Ever again, “one of the women said” today “.
Swimming in a shark home: expert advice to avoid and survive the attack
Despite the attack, the research suggests that the shark bites are actually becoming less common.
In 2024 there were 47 reported cases of unprotected snacks around the world, which is a slight decrease from a five -year average of 64 incidents, According to data From the international file to attack the shark of Florida Florida.
View of the beach in Bimini, Bahama, May 1, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
At least two additional Americans were bitten by sharks While on the Bahamaswith one mortality in just over a year.
Massachusetts brides were killed from the coast of the island of New Providence in December 2023. Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, was paddled less than a kilometer from the ground when it was attacked and killed.
A month later, in January 2024, a 10 -year -old who rested from Maryland was bitten by a shark while “Participation in a shark tank” At the Paradise Iceland resort, according to the police.
The royal police forces of Bahamas did not immediately respond at the Fox News Digital request for further information.
Mollie Markowitz Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
