Wounded tourist on vacation after he approached Shark for a photo

A 55 -year -old tourist was seriously injured in the Turks and Caicos when he was attacked while trying to “get involved” with a shark for a photo, authorities said.

The incident occurred in Blue Hills, providential, at approximately 10:30 am local time on Friday, February 7, The government said in a Facebook post.

The authorities said the woman “tried to commit to the animal of shallow waters” to try to “take photographs” when he was “injured.”

The victim was taken to Cheshire Hall Medical Center, where she was stabilized and then transported outside the island to obtain more medical attention.

His identity has not been shared, and the scope of his injury was not clear immediately.

Nor is it clear what kind of shark attacked the woman, but it was estimated that she had about six feet, the authorities said.

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After the incident, the beach was closed by an “abundance of caution” and the location reopened on Sunday, February 9, after it was determined that the shark had moved to deeper waters.

After it was determined that the victim initiated the attack, the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources in the country urged the public to “always be aware of their environment” and not feed marine wildlife under any circumstances.

The incident occurs three months later The authorities of the Cayman Islands issued a notice That said, the sharks have learned to associate food divers, after a diver carrying a lionfish shook a spear and an empty cube closely approached a shark.