Two American women suffered injuries in an apparent shark attack in the Bahamas, local authorities said. The incident is ...

American Rileigh Decker, 20, was injured in a shark attack in the Bahamas on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. Rileigh Decker & Summer Layman Layman, 24, was also bitten on her foot, though didn't realize it ...

A shark has attacked two American tourists in the Bahamas, with one suffering “serious” injuries, according to local officials. The unidentified women were swimming together off Bimini Bay at ...

The attack occurred while the women, ages 24 and 20, were swimming in the waters of Bimini Bay at about 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Unprovoked shark attacks are rare in the Bahamas, with just 34 recorded since 1580, according to the Florida Museum’s International Shark Attack File.This ranks the Caribbean country ninth among ...

Most shark attacks are cases of. Skip to main content. Boydton, VA. Boydton, VA. Local News ... The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. Two Caribbean shark attacks occurred on the same day in 2025.

Unprovoked shark attacks are rare in the Bahamas, with just 34 recorded since 1580, according to the Florida Museum's International Shark Attack File.

MORE: 2 Americans injured in suspected shark attack in the Bahamas: Police. Decker said she had no strength in her leg and couldn't get herself back on the boat, so her friend pulled her back up.

There have been just 34 confirmed attacks in the Bahamas over the last 400 years, according to the International Shark Attack File, a database that tracks shark encounters with humans worldwide.