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.

It destroyed my leg basically. It severed my Achilles. My artery is severed, my nerve is severed,” one of the victims told CNN.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force said two American women were bitten by a shark while touring the country's Bimini district.

One Melbourne woman was released from the hospital after getting bit on the foot by a shark. Her friend remains hospitalized following surgery.