A 21 year old California woman was killed by sharks during a snorkeling expedition with her family in the Bahamas yesterday, local police have confirmed.
Jordan Lindsey, 21, of Torrance, was swimming close to Rose Island when multiple sharks swam into the area and attacked, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF). The victim suffered bites to her legs and buttocks, and her right arm was severed.
RBPF deputy police commissioner Paul Rolle said the woman's family spotted the sharks and tried to warn the victim but their yells were not heard, WPLG (Local10) reported.
"The preliminary information indicates shortly after 2 p.m. an adult female was snorkeling in waters near Rose Island when she was attacked by sharks," police said. "The woman was transported to shore and taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead."
An autopsy will reportedly be performed in the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau. It was not immediately clear what species of shark had been involved in the fatal attack.
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Jordan Lindsey, 21, of Torrance, was swimming close to Rose Island when multiple sharks swam into the area and attacked, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF). The victim suffered bites to her legs and buttocks, and her right arm was severed.
RBPF deputy police commissioner Paul Rolle said the woman's family spotted the sharks and tried to warn the victim but their yells were not heard, WPLG (Local10) reported.
"The preliminary information indicates shortly after 2 p.m. an adult female was snorkeling in waters near Rose Island when she was attacked by sharks," police said. "The woman was transported to shore and taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead."
An autopsy will reportedly be performed in the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau. It was not immediately clear what species of shark had been involved in the fatal attack.
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