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A woman who was enjoying a holiday saw an opportunity for a nice photo – only to be approached by a predator and viciously attacked, leaving her needing amputations...READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT FROM SOURCE | READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT FROM SOURCE...
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A woman is said to have lost both her hands in a savage shark attack
One tourist received more than she bargained for after she supposedly got into the ocean to pose for a photo alongside a shark – only for it to lash out and take both her hands off in one clean bite.
The women, currently unnamed but thought to be from Canada, was enjoying the sun at a beach on Turks and Caicos island. She saw a great opportunity for a photo alongside a shark swimming near the shore, but it completely backfired. The attack took place last Friday, and she was just a few metres from the shore when the predator struck, according to local media.
Aged 55, the woman supposedly tried to “engage” with the beast and take a photo, before it made its strike. Her family, stood on the shore, were said to have witnessed the attack before her husband jumped in and tried to prevent the shark from attacking again.
shark attack lost hands
Onlookers rushed to help the woman
Photos from the scene show a woman laying on the sandy shoreline, surrounded by beach goers. They all held cloths to her arms to try and stop the excessive bleeding.
While official details have not yet been shared, the shark was estimated to be around 6ft in length, the local government said. The breed is not yet known, but unconfirmed reports online have suggested it was a bull shark, which are common to the island’s shores.
“I was there for 40 minutes and it was still lingering,” one witness told a local news site following the incident. Royal Turks and Caicos Police said that medical personnel and cops were dispatched to the scene near the neighbourhood of Blue Hills, Providenciales.
shark attack lost hands
Sharks are frequently seen off the coast
They added that the victim was brought ashore and rushed to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre for treatment. Reports say she had one of her hands amputated at the wrist and the other mid-way down her forearm, and is now said to be receiving medical care back in Canada.
A man at the scene said she was able to walk back to shore after being bitten. She was bitten in the thigh, he added, but did not lose her leg.
shark attack lost hands
The breed of the shark has not yet been confirmed (stock)
As her husband was bashing the shark to scare it away, it was said to simply circle around and attack the woman again.
Police and environmental officials confirmed the attack which occurred in the waters off Thompson’s Cove Beach in central Providenciales at around 10.30 am on Friday, February 7.
