Shark Attack Leaves PA Woman Dead In The Bahamas

PENNSYLVANIA — A Pennsylvania woman is dead after being attacked by a shark in the Bahamas, authorities said.

The incident occurred at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the popular tourist area of Green Cay.

The victim, a 58-year-old woman from Lake Erie, was traveling on a Royal Carribean cruise ship with four other members of her family, including her children, police on the island of New Providence said in a statement Wednesday morning.

She was snorkeling in the waters northwest of Rose Island when the shark attacked. Two local tour operators as well as her family tried to rescue her, but police said they were "unsuccessful."

The attack left the woman with serious injuries to the left side of her body. EMS tried to resucitate her, but she was declared dead on the scene.

The family had just arrived to the area on a cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

It's not the first time sharks have fatally struck in the Rose Island area. A 21-year-old California woman was killed there in June 2019. Another fatal attack occurred in the area in Dec. 2020.

Police said that their investigation is ongoing.