American boy, 12, attacked by shark whereas swimming at Bahamas resort

A younger American boy was attacked by a shark whereas swimming together with his brother at a resort city within the Bahamas, police stated.

The 12-year-old sufferer, who officers didn’t determine by title, was on a household tour of the Exuma Cays on Tuesday when he determined to go swimming together with his brother.

The boy was on Staniel Cay island when the terrifying shark assault occurred round 3:30 p.m., the Royal Bahamas Police Force stated.

The boy was rushed onto a ship and brought to New Providence — probably the most populous island within the Bahamas — the place he obtained medical therapy, authorities added.

He was listed in steady situation Wednesday, though police have but to launch extra data on his accidents. Authorities additionally didn’t specify what sort of shark attacked the 12-year-old.

Despite shark assaults being comparatively uncommon within the Bahamas, the nation of greater than 700 Caribbean islands has simply 29 incidents on file, based on the International Shark Attack File database.

That alone, nonetheless, is sufficient to rank the Bahamas ninth for probably the most unprovoked shark assaults on the earth, based on the database, which places the US on the prime of the checklist with 1,441 incidents.

The newest chew comes almost a yr after a 63-year-old American was wounded by a shark whereas spearfishing alongside the Big Grand Cay in a distant stretch of the Bahamas’ Abaco Islands.

Similar incidents in 2025 partially led the US State Department to concern a Level 2 journey warning towards the Bahamas.