Two American tourists They speak after they were Pirate Just hours after the smuggler at the famous Beach Resort in the Bahamas at the end of last week.
The attack took place while women, between the ages of 24 and 20, were swimming in the waters of Bay Bayini at approximately 6:30 pm on February 7, according to Royal Bahamas Police Force.
And one of the women said, “Today”: “I put my head in my hands and started to pray because God will not take my life and that I will live.”
The two friends enjoyed a dream holiday when they jumped from a boat to The water of the beautiful Bahamas islands.
American tourists attacked the shark in the Bahamas Islands area
The view of the beach in Bimini, the Bahamas, May 1, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
“I felt something that pushes my legs,” said 20 -year -old. “After about two minutes, we were right in the ladder, and I felt that my leg was flowing. I immediately knew that I was bitten by a penny.”
Tourists were attacked by what appeared to be a pumpkin fish, leaving a woman suffering from serious injuries.
Family and friends soon pulled the husband to safety, drew a storm around the legs of one woman and the race to find help.
“They shouted to me that the upper part of my feet was shredded, and I didn't even realize I look down,” 24 -year -old said in the interview.
The first respondents transferred the husband to a treatment clinic before they were transferred to an air to a hospital on the island of New Province, about 185 miles away. Off the coast of Miami.
The implemented women told that once their injuries were stable, they were transferred to Orlando, Florida, The hospital, where the 20 -year -old victim will undergo a third surgery.
Taurus shark is close to searched divers during environmental tourism diving from Jupiter, Florida, May 5, 2022. (Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The accident is still under investigation, and both women are expected to recover from complete recovery.
One of the women said, “Today”: “I will never put my toes in (water) again.”
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Despite the attack, research indicates that global shark bites are actually less common.
In 2024, there were 47 cases reported from unjustified bites all over the world, a slight decrease from an average of five years from 64 accidents, According to the data From the Florida Museum's international shark attack file.
The view of the beach in Bimini, the Bahamas, May 1, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
At least two additional Americans were bitten by sharks While in the BahamasWith one death in a little more than a year.
Massachusetts was newly killed off the coast of New Providens Island in December 2023. Lauren Ericsson Van Wart, 44, was flowing less than a mile from Earth when she was attacked and killed.
One month later, in January 2024, a 10 -year -old boy from Maryland was bitten “Participate in the shark tank” In the Paradise Island Resort, according to the police.
The Royal Police Police Force did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital request for more information.
Molly Marquitz of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
