10-y-o boy bitten by shark in The Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The owner of Blue Adventures, a local company that offers diving experiences in The Bahamas, has launched an investigation following an incident in which a 10-year-old boy from Maryland in the United States was attacked by a shark this week.
According to Stuart Cove, his company is cooperating with the police. As a result,, the diving experience has been temporarily closed.
“Incidents like this involving interactions with marine life, even with the species of sharks included in this experience, are rare and never acceptable,” he stated earlier this week.
Police reported that the unidentified boy was bitten on his right leg on Monday and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Cove said a dive instructor and a dive guide were in the water when the incident occurred and that they provided immediate medical attention.
He added that this incident is the first of its kind since the experience began operating in 2006.
