Layman and Rileigh Decker, both in their 20s, had jumped into the ocean off their friend's yacht when the attack took place.

The 55-year-old tourist attempted to 'engage with the animal from the shallows in an attempt to take photographs,' according to Turks and Caicos authorities.

# A VISIT to The Bahamas became a nightmare on Tuesday for a tourist who was bitten by a shark at Highbourne Cay in the Exumas, leaving him seriously injured and hospitalised in an incident ...

Two Americans were injured in a shark attack in the Bahamas. The incident occurred in Bimini Bay. "Immediately I knew that I ...

Image via Shutterstock Two shark attack survivors are opening up about the moment they thought they were going to die during ...

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

Two young women from Central Florida are lucky to be alive after they were attacked by bull sharks while on vacation. The two ...

# TWO American tourists attacked by a shark while swimming in Bimini Bay last Friday recounted their harrowing experience on Good Morning America, describing the moment they realised they were in ...

Layman thought she was going to die after a shark attacked her and her friend Rileigh Decker while they were enjoying a swim in the Bahamas while on holiday ...

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

Two friends recounted the unexpected moment they both were bitten by a shark while vacationing in the Bahamas, as they ...

What was meant to be a carefree weekend getaway turned into a harrowing ordeal for two young women from Melbourne, Florida, ...