A woman from Boston, Massachusetts, was killed by a shark on Monday while paddleboarding during a vacation in the Bahamas.
The 44-year-old victim was about three-quarters of a mile from the Bahamian shoreline when she was bitten by the shark, The Boston Herald reported. The report did not mention the shark’s species.
A male relative was reportedly with the woman on the paddleboard in the moments leading up to the attack, police told the media at a press conference, according to the outlet.
A Boston woman was killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas on Monday, according to police. https://t.co/3hP7Rzgv7g
— Boston Herald (@bostonherald) December 4, 2023
After the shark targeted and struck the Boston native, who had been staying at the Sandals resort on New Providence Island, a lifeguard rushed to her on a rescue boat and retrieved both the woman and the man who was with her, the Herald reported. (RELATED: Aussie Teen Killed By Shark While Swimming With Dolphins)
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— Bahamas Local News (@blocalnews) December 4, 2023
“CPR was administered to the victim; however, she suffered serious injuries to the right side of her body, including the right hip region and also her right upper limb,” a Royal Bahamas Police Force officer told members of the press, per the outlet.
Oh no a woman from Boston paddle boarding behind Sandals Royal Bahamian got ate by a shark. RIP pic.twitter.com/WItbHddv5o
— PhotographicFloridian (@JackLinFLL) December 4, 2023
“They declared that she showed no vital signs of life,” the police representative said, according to the Herald.
Sandals responded to the tragedy in a press statement.
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of a guest while on a paddleboarding activity nearly a mile from the shore,” representatives from the resort wrote, per the Herald.