A Canadian woman “attempted to engage with the animal from the shallows in an attempt to take photographs,” the territory’s environmental department said.

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.

Two American women visiting the Bahamas over the weekend were attacked by a shark, local authorities said, with at least one of the victims sustaining serious injuries.

A tourist to the Turks and Caicos was severely injured by a shark earlier this month, local officials said. The incident occurred on the island of Providenciales on Feb. 7, according to the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR).

A 55-year-old tourist visiting Turks and Caicos lost both hands to a shark attack after reportedly trying to grab the shark to pose with it just off a

A Canadian tourist lost both hands in a shark attack while taking a selfie in Turks and Caicos, prompting a beach closure in the area. Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke,