NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The search continues for a 47-year-old female German tourist who went missing in waters off West End, Grand Bahama on Tuesday
Initial reports indicate that around 10:30 a.m, the woman participated in a diving excursion in the area of Tiger Beach where she encountered a shark attack. After briefly surfacing, she disappeared and has not resurfaced since. Only her diving equipment has been recovered as rescue efforts continue.
“Tiger Beach” is a well know tourist shark feeding location about 20 minutes north of West End.
It was only a matter of time sadly. SIP.
Attention Bahamas News
Let’s name the operation involved. Let’s also list the previous shark attacks here and accidents attributed to this operation. There’s a pattern.
Naming the dive operator can ruin their business. They are not at fault! Accidents happen and this is very tragic and I am not mnimizing this tragedy at all
Not the first death at that location (nor for the operator) and it certainly won’t be the last.
“According to the Bahamas Diving Association, shark related tourism has contributed more than US$800 million dollars to the Bahamian economy over the past 20 years.”