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Shark Attack Victim Identified
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The victim of that tragic shark attack near Green Cay yesterday has been identified. Police call the incident a rare occurance.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The victim of that tragic shark attack near Green Cay yesterday has been identified. This as police revisited the scene today to further their investigations, calling the incident a rare occurance. Berthony McDermott has the latest.
Our News can confirm that Tuesday’s shark attack victim is 58-year-old Erie Pennsylvania resident Caroline Diplacido.
The American mother was the project coordinator for the Office of Community and Government Relations at Gannon University.
In a statement the university said: “Caroline was a powerful presence of kindness and friendship to colleagues, students, and the wider community and cherished many family ties to Gannon. The news is devastating, and she will be missed.”
Seas the Day – the tour company involved in the incident posted to its Facebook page, “All of us at Seas the Day are deeply saddened and shocked by the shark attack at Green Cay yesterday. Please keep the family in your prayers.”
As family and friends grieve her loss, police along with her majesty’s coroner were back on the scene.
Seagulls lined the shoreline of Green Cay where the incident occurred.
Sources tell Our News the shark attack victim suffered major injuries including a severed right arm with significant bite marks on her flank and thigh.
Bahamas Excursion Operators Association president Andoni Lisgaris, adding that sharks in the Green Cay area are out of the ordinary.
He says it seems these incidents occur after shark researchers come into Bahamian waters and chum the waters.
Lisgaris has been in the tour and excursion business since 2005.
The recent incident stirring a conversation around shark attacks and sitings in popular areas.
We went back to Montague today, where we understand sharks are constantly sited as fishermen clean their catch.
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