Canadian tourists said that this month’s bite of sharks trying to shoot sharks in shallow water on the beach of Turks and Kaikos system said that officials lost both hands.
A 55 -year -old tourist was treated at the hospital before leaving the island.
According to the Turkish and Kaikose governments, the shark was about six feet, but the species were unclear.
Tourists attempted to take pictures before the Ministry of Environment Coastal Resources of Turks and Caicos bite on February 7, before biting on February 7. Said in the statement.
Snorkeling when she was bitten was later transferred to Canada and was taken to receive additional treatment, Turks’ Tourks and Caicos spokesman Laura Dowrich said.
The royal Turks and Kaikos system police are under investigation.
Global Affairs Canada, a foreign ministry of the country, knew this episode and said it would contact local authorities and provide help.
The identity of tourists was not disclosed immediately.
According to the Ministry of Environment and Coastal Resources, the beach was closed on February 9 after the shark moved with deeper water, but opened again. The archipelago Turkey and Kaikos are the British territory and one of the best tourist destinations in the Caribbean. There is also one of the largest barrier reefs in the world.
Shark bites are extremely rare and usually accidents, experts say. But sharks can cause severe wounds when they mistake humans as food.
Globally, last year, there were 88 confirmation or potential shark water by international shark attack files at the University of Florida. Trace shark data.
According to the organization, 24 people were stimulated, which means that humans have started contact with sharks. Four people died of shark bite. One of the records recorded last year was in Türkiye and Kaikos. It was not fatal.
Gavin Naylor, a director of the file, said on Saturday that it was too fast to say that the place bitten this month was not provoked or provoked in Turkey and Kaikos.
But Chris Stefanou, a New York fisherman and preservator who tags sharks, said that shooting sharks can be at risk and sharks can confuse the phone.
Stefanou said, “Private animals in sharks or sea can confuse it like bait meat. “Shark did not see humans. It didn’t happen.”
This episode was not the only shark bite reported in the Caribbean on February 7. In the evening, two Americans who seemed to meet shark meetings in the Northern Bahama were injured. According to the Royal Bahama police.
Naylor said that it was rare to be bitten twice a day in this area and made him “sitting a little.”
But I was not sure if there was a trend. According to the international shark attack files, the number of unknown shark water dropped to 47 last year.
