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April 10, 2024
Man asks to avoid ankle monitor because he says it attracts sharks

A MAN failed to convince a judge that his electronic monitoring device should be removed because it allegedly attracts barracudas and sharks while he is deep-sea diving.

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January 18, 2024
Witnesses recount shark attack as Deputy PM says govt looking at regulations

TWO Americans who witnessed a shark attack at Atlantis on Monday said their experience was peaceful but turned dark when the ten-year-old victim was attacked.

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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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October 31, 2020
Man in hospital after shark attack

A Sweetings Cay resident is in hospital after a shark attack on Friday...

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July 31, 2019
BNT's Carey: Proceed cautiously on shark legislation

BAHAMAS National Trust executive director Eric Carey wants government to move “very, very cautiously” with plans to amend shark protection legislation.

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July 17, 2019
American leaves hospital after attack by reef shark

NEARLY a month after being bitten by a shark while in the waters off Waderick Wells Cay, 50-year-old American Salvador Ruiz has been discharged from a Florida hospital.

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July 06, 2019
American attacked by shark on Abaco

An American tourist was bitten by a shark in waters off Nippers Beach, Guana Cay, Thursday evening, police reported.

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January 17, 2024
DPM says shark activity regulations are a possibility

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- On the heels of a 10-year-old tourist being bitten by a shark at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island on Monday afternoon, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper says a Cabinet sub-committee has been formed which will oversee the formulation of regulations that will "possibly," regulate activities involving sharks. The Cabinet sub-committee is being led [...]

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January 17, 2024
There Is Nothing Wrong With Humans Being Afraid of Sharks

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding a ten year-old-boy who was bitten by shark on Monday afternoon. The incident taking place while the young child was taking part in a shark tank expedition at a local resort on Paradise Island.

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January 16, 2024
SHARK ATTACK UPDATE: 10-year-old bitten during shark tank expedition at P.I. resort

NASSAU, BAHAMAS-Police say a 10-year-old male child from Maryland, U.S.A was reportedly bitten by a shark shortly before 4 pm. on Monday, January 15, 2024. Preliminary reports indicate that the boy was bitten on the right leg by a shark while participating in an expedition in a shark tank at a local resort on Paradise [...]

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