The brother -in -law of a woman who had bitten her hands by a shark described how the horrible attack unfolded because a fundraising was launched to support the victim and her family.
The Canadian couple 'lived what could only be described as a nightmare' during what was a relaxed holiday for the Turks and Caicos Islands earlier this month, their family member said.
The 55-year-old woman had left the beach to join her husband 'in only hip deep clear water' when the predator, supposed to be a seven bull shark, launched his cruel attack, he said.
The family member described in hair -raising details how the shark bumped into the legs of the helpless woman before he circled around her and biting her thigh.
“Not satisfied, the shark came back and when she put both hands in front of her to protect herself, the shark cut both hands, one by midstem and the other at the wrist,” he said.
The woman's horrible husband would have rushed to help her, place herself between his wife and the shark and manages to struggle the beast and get it away from the water and collapsed on the beach and collapsed on the beach . ''
Moving photos show how a crowd then gathered around the wounded woman after she had returned to the beach, with cloths held on her arms while apparently tried to stop the bleeding.
Shocking photos show people who seem to be the woman's family who help stop blood flow while being injured on the beach
Creepy images taken from a villa on the beach and shared by a tourist shows a shark that pours around in the shallow water nearby
The seriously injured victim received first aid on the beach before paramedics brought her to a local hospital for treatment.
The victim sustained life -changing injuries and lost both hands, with one allegedly amputated by the wrist and the other part in her forearm, but her wounded leg would have been saved.
She was later flown back to Canada by Air ambulance for further operation and recovery, her brother -in -law shared.
He said that his brother and sister -in -law's life had changed completely … in an instant 'and asked that people contribute to the fundraising he set up to support them through the horrible experience.
Local authorities claimed last week that the woman had 'engaged' with the shark and tried to take pictures of it, but this has since been refused by witnesses who said the attack had not been provoked.
Police and environmental officials confirmed the attack that took place in the waters of Thompson's Cove Beach in Central Providenciales around 10.30 am on Friday 7 February.
They advised the public to stay out of the ocean until it was completely clear.
The police of Royal Turks and the police of Caicos said that medical staff and police were sent to the scene near the neighborhood of Blue Hills, Providenciales.
They added that the victim was brought ashore and hurried to the Cheshire Hall Medical Center for treatment.
Failure reports online have suggested that it was a bull shark (photo) that the woman attacked on Friday
Shark Bites in the waters of the Turks and the Caicos Islands are relatively rare, with only one non-laid out attack that was reported last year that was non-Fatal, according to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF) of Florida Museum of Natural History (ISAF).
In 2023, an American woman let her foot bitten by a shark while he closed the archipelago.
The 22-year-old, from Connecticut, celebrated her graduation at Yale University with her friend on the island when the horror attack took place, a local source told DailyMail.com.
Tragically enough, her foot could not be confirmed again because an emergency plane lasted six hours to arrive.
Royal Turks and the police of Caicos said that medical staff and police officers were sent to the scene in Blue Hills, Providenciales
The habitat around the islands is the home of several types of sharks, including gray reef sharks, nurse sharks, tiger sharks, bull sharks and hammer sharks.
The ISAF said this week in a statement that '2024 was an exceptionally quiet year for shark bites. Worldwide there were only 47 unprecated attacks, 22 of the previous year and far below the average of 10 years of 70. '
Turks and Caicos were a British colonial possession and was controlled at different times as part of Jamaica or the Bahamas.
It has had its own government since 1976 and in 2002 officially received a British overseas territory.
The GoFundMe page where you can donate to support the victim and her husband can be found here.
