Marine Life 10 year old attacked by a shark - Bahamas

[DandyDon]

I search google for stories from the previous 24 hours, but it's given me hits several years old at times. I think that this story is four months old, but has not previously been shared on this forum...

10-year-old boy hospitalized after being attacked by a shark during a 'shark tank' expedition in the Bahamas​

• A child from Maryland was hospitalized in the Bahamas after being bitten by a shark.
• The incident occurred on Atlantis Island during a "shark tank" expedition, local police said.

A 10-year-old boy on a tropical vacation was hospitalized after being attacked by a shark while participating in a "shark tank" expedition on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force released a statement this week confirming that a child from Maryland was bitten by a shark around 4 p.m. local time on Monday.


Authorities cited preliminary reports that said the boy was bitten on the right leg by a shark during a "shark tank" activity at a local resort on the island.

The boy was transported to a hospital where he was receiving medical attention, police said. As of the Monday update, he was in stable condition.

Authorities said an investigation is ongoing into the incident.

Police have not publicly identified the resort that offered the "shark tank" activity, and Business Insider could not confirm where the attack occurred.

The incident comes a little more than a month after a Boston woman was killed by a shark off the coast of the Bahamas while paddle boarding in December.

But the odds of being attacked by a shark while swimming are relatively low — just one in 3.75 million, according to the International Wildlife Museum.

 

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[Soloist]

Shark Walk? I am completely dumbfounded. Who thought this was a good idea? Story is from late January, 2024.

New video shows a bleeding 10-year-old boy frantically swimming to the surface after a shark attack in the Bahamas

The video, obtained by TMZ, shows the Maryland boy’s father jumping into the water to help his son to safety.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[LI-er]

I search google for stories from the previous 24 hours

Why?

 

[John the Pom]

Shark Walk? I am completely dumbfounded. Who thought this was a good idea? Story is from late January, 2024.

New video shows a bleeding 10-year-old boy frantically swimming to the surface after a shark attack in the Bahamas

The video, obtained by TMZ, shows the Maryland boy’s father jumping into the water to help his son to safety.

www.nbcnews.com

Something like 800,000 people get bitten by dogs with injuries requiring hospital treatment each year in the US. I don't think the Shark Walk experience is particularly high risk.

 

[Jake 10]

Shark Walk? I am completely dumbfounded. Who thought this was a good idea? Story is from late January, 2024.

why extend your arms and fingers into the open while sharks cruise around you?. A Shark will think the fingers are squid and you are feeding them. Of course, the shark will bite !

 

[rmorgan]

Thanks, Don. Appreciated, and better late than never. If the Bahamas aren’t the global hotspot for shark bites, where is!

 

[johndiver999]

I was hoping it was a nurse shark. They have little kids in with Caribbean reef sharks? Those things can get squirrelly really quick. What a shame, hope the bite is not too traumatic.

 

[DandyDon]

If the Bahamas aren’t the global hotspot for shark bites, where is!

Actually, I think that Australia and South Africa lead, but the Bahamas gets plenty.

 

[rmorgan]

Actually, I think that Australia and South Africa lead, but the Bahamas gets plenty.

Oh, yeah--Australia. The best blue box jellies and crocs, the most toads and rabbits and mice . . . They win everything!