Unprovoked shark attacks are rare in the Bahamas, with just 34 recorded since 1580, according to the Florida Museum’s International Shark Attack File. This ranks the Caribbean country ninth among all tracked countries, with the US leading at 1,640 cases, followed by Australia with 706 and South Africa with 262, the data shows.

Two American tourists were attacked by a shark at a popular Bahamas resort over the weekend, police said. The female swimmers were in the waters at Bimini Bay, which is part of the westernmost island in the Bahamas and about 50 miles from Miami, about 6:30 p.m. Friday when the attack took place.

The two women were reportedly swimming together in the waters off Bimini Bay at about 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening when the vicious predator struck.

Two American women suffered injuries in an apparent shark attack in the Bahamas, local authorities said. The incident is under investigation.

# TWO American women were treated in hospital after a shark attack in Bimini last week. # Police reported that the women were swimming in Bimini Bay around 6.30pm on Friday when the attack occurred. # They sustained serious injuries and were initially treated at a local clinic before being airlifted to New Providence for further medical care.

Two Americans were injured, one seriously, in a suspected shark attack in the Bahamas, police said. The two female tourists were swimming in Bimini Bay on Friday around 6:30 p.m. when the incident occurred,