NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas (WSVN) — Rescue crews airlifted a tourist from South Florida to the hospital after, officials said, he was attacked by a shark while snorkeling off the coast of the Bahamas.
According to officials, the 32-year-old victim, who is reportedly from Fort Lauderdale, was snorkeling with two other American visitors off Nippers Beach in Great Guana Cay when he was bitten, at around 5:30 p.m., Thursday.
Paramedics transported him to the Marsh Harbour Clinic, then airlifted him to New Providence for further medical treatment.
This attack comes just a week after a 21-year-old woman from Southern California was killed after she was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island in the Bahamas while snorkeling with her family.
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