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.

The two women were swimming in Bimini Bay when the attack reportedly occurred Two American tourists in the Bahamas have been injured in an apparent shark attack. In a press release shared by the Royal Bahamas Police Force on Saturday,