May 26, 2023 · A shark attacked a 22-year-old woman from Connecticut while she was snorkeling at a resort in Turks and Caicos Wednesday, according to a release from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police...

5 days ago · Per the Florida Museum’s International Shark Attack File, which tracks such incidents, there were only 3 recorded shark attacks in Turks and Caicos between 1749 and 2024. The Bahamas, meanwhile ...

6 days ago · A Canadian tourist lost both her hands when she tried to take a picture with a 6-foot shark while swimming in Turks and Caicos and it bit her. The 55-year-old woman was snorkeling off ...

5 days ago · Shark bites in the waters off the Turks and Caicos islands are rare, with only one unprovoked non-fatal attack reported last year, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s ...

Feb 16, 2025 · Turks and Caicos, an archipelago, is a British territory and one of the Caribbean’s fanciest tourist destinations. Shark bites are extremely rare and are typically accidents, experts say.

6 days ago · A Canadian tourist had both her hands amputated after being attacked by a shark while snorkeling on vacation in Turks and Caicos when she attempted to get a photo with the creature. The incident ...

Feb 14, 2025 · A tourist visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands was seriously injured when she was bitten while trying to “engage” with a shark, according to authorities.

Feb 16, 2025 · A Canadian tourist trying to photograph a shark in shallow water at a beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands this month was bitten by the shark and lost both of her hands, officials said.

6 days ago · The woman is not the only Canadian maimed by a shark in Turks and Caicos waters. In May 2024, P.E.I.’s Lucas Arsenault was snorkelling off a boat in when, unprovoked, a large shark attacked his leg.

Feb 13, 2025 · Woman attacked by shark off Caribbean island after she pursues it for a photo, government officials say. She will survive.