Woman killed in shark attack during vacation with husband in the Bahamas

LOWELL, MA – Lauren Erickson Van Wart, a 44-year-old woman from Lowell, Massachusetts, was fatally attacked by a shark. She was tragically killed while on a dream vacation in the Bahamas with her husband, according to an announcement by the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The incident took place on the shores of the Sandals resort beach, where Van Wart was paddleboarding three-quarters of a mile from the coast. Her husband, who was accompanying her at …

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Three-year-old leads deputies to mom and two sisters who drowned

On Sunday, an unimaginable tragedy struck a small beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana when 28-year-old Samantha Alexander and her two daughters drowned while attempting to save the other members of their family from the strong waves. Alexander, a Mississippi native, had taken her four children to Long Beach. When the waves became too powerful for the children, Alexander went into the water in an attempt to rescue them. Unfortunately, her 7-year-old and 8-year-old daughters were …

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Lifeguard Survives Shark Attack During Training Exercise By Fighting Back

Lifeguard on Long Island Survives Shark Attack After Hitting Shark Three Times. On Sunday, according to Suffolk County authorities, Zack Gallo, a lifeguard, was bit by a 4-to-5-foot-long shark while playing the role of a victim during a training exercise in the ocean near Long Island. Gallo, who was in “excellent spirits” after the attack, received immediate treatment from other officials already engaged in the training. Officials stated that Gallo was bit in the hand …

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