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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Tabatha Sullivent unknowingly kicked a shark after mistaking it for a large fish, when it suddenly launched itself at her and ...

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.