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December 07, 2023
Task force announced to examine water safety after fatal shark attack

BAHAMAS Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) president Robert Sands said the association will establish a task force to examine watersports and beach activity concerns.

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December 07, 2023
Hoteliers: Shark Attacks Are Still Extremely Rare

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Several top hoteliers say they're not too concerned about Monday's deadly shark attack. The deadly incident took place in waters just off Sandals Resort after 11 am and 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van Wart from Boston was killed.

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December 07, 2023
Minister of Tourism: The Issue of Sharks Is Being Addressed By Cabinet

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Following another deadly shark attack that took the life of a 44-year-old Boston woman on Monday, the issue is now being discussed by Cabinet.

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December 06, 2023
Police release identity of victim of shark attack

POLICE have identified the woman killed in a shark attack on Monday as Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, of Massachusetts.

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December 05, 2023
Shark Attack: It's Strange, Certainly Out of the Blue

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The death of a 44-year-old American tourist grabbing local and international headlines over the past 48 hours.

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December 05, 2023
US 'newlywed' killed by shark

A SHARK attack that killed a 44-year-old American woman yesterday was likely the result of an "accidental bite," a shark expert said yesterday.

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December 05, 2023
Tourism DG addresses frequency of shark encounters by tourists

NASSAU, BAHAMAS —Tourism Director General Latia Duncombe addresses recent shark attacks in New Providence and Grand Bahama while offering sympathy to families affected by these incidents. A Boston woman was fatally attacked on December 4, 2023, in waters near a local resort in New Providence. Police have officially identified her as 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van [...]

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December 05, 2023
US 'newlywed' killed by shark

A SHARK attack that killed a 44-year-old American woman yesterday was likely the result of an "accidental bite," a shark expert said yesterday.

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December 04, 2023
American Woman Dead After Shark Attack

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A newly married groom is grieving tonight after his wife was attacked by a shark in waters behind the Sandals Resort.

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December 04, 2023
American woman killed in shark attack off Sandals Beach

An American woman has been killed in a shark attack while paddleboarding off Sandals Beach in New Providence. A witness at the scene claimed that the woman had gotten married yesterday, but that remains unconfirmed.

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