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☆ I'm a college athlete whose heart stopped during practice. Doctors thought I'd need a nursing home, but I'm already back on the field.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

When my mom was in labor, doctors thought I might be tangled in the umbilical cord because my heart rate would plummet and then stabilize. I was delivered by emergency C-section, and doctors soon realized that I had congenital heart defects. Still, I thought I'd adjusted well — until my heart stopped on the field. Even when I started breathing on my own, doctors thought I might need to go to a nursing home rather than a rehab facility because I was still so frail. AdvertisementTIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston was the only in-patient rehab hospital that would take me because my needs were so intensive.

Persons: Mac Kelso, Mac, Doctors, — Dr, Nikola Dragojlovic —, TIRR, Hermann, I've, — Organizations: Service, Business, Louisiana Tech University Locations: Oregon, Louisiana, Colorado, Houston, TIRR

☆ My son died 15 years ago while playing in a pool. It changed me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Karen Cohn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The author's son's arm got stuck in a pool drain. It is not just a summertime issue; water safety is essential 365 days a year. First, pool drains should comply with drain safety laws, which we helped enact after Zachary's death. Finally, a secured pool cover that can withstand the weight of a child is another safety option. In addition to physical barriers around pools, it's vital to equip families with the skills necessary for a lifetime of water safety.

Persons: Zachary, Brian, Tragically, ZAC Camps Organizations: Service, Business, ZAC Foundation Locations: Sydney

☆ Taylor Swift's new album 'The Tortured Poets Department' is packed with references and Easter eggs. Here are the key details you may have missed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"So Long, London" is brimming with references to Joe Alwyn. "So Long, London" is the fifth track on "TTPD." Taylor Swift/YouTubeSwift employs a double entendre in "So Long, London," so the title is used to bid farewell to her lover and to connote the length of their relationship. The city is almost certainly a reference to Joe Alwyn, Swift's ex-boyfriend of six years, for whom she relocated to London in 2016. Once again, Swift includes a notable reference to marriage, singing, "You swore that you loved me / But where were the clues?

Persons: Joe Alwyn, Taylor Swift, YouTube Swift, Swift's, Swift, I'm, Alwyn Organizations: YouTube Locations: London, British

☆ Karen Read trial: Boston cop John O’ Keefe’s girlfriend goes on trial for murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow on January 29, 2022, outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer in Canton, Massachusetts. Boston Police Department/AP“It’s fair to say a large number of people in Massachusetts know about this case,” Medwed told CNN. As the trial gets underway at the Norfolk County Superior Court building in Dedham, Massachusetts, here are the key highlights. The body of police officer John O'Keefe was found near the fire hydrant outside this home on Fairview Road in Canton, Massachusetts. Protesters gather outside the courthouse during a recent pretrial hearing for Karen Read at Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Persons: John O’Keefe, Karen Read, Daniel Medwed, John O'Keefe, ” Medwed, haven’t, Read, Craig F, Walker, Alan Jackson, David Yannetti, Jackson, O’Keefe, ” Jackson, “, Kevin Reddington, Michael Morrissey, ” Morrissey, David L, Ryan, Adam Lally, “ It’s, ” Lally, Helena Rafferty, Karen Read ”, Beverly Cannone, Cannone, ” Cannone, Read’s Organizations: CNN, Boston Police, Boston, Lexus, Northeastern University . Boston Police, Boston Police Department, Court, Boston Globe, US, Office, District of, Massachusetts State Police, Protesters, Superior, WFXT, Canton Police Locations: Canton , Massachusetts, Canton, Norfolk County, Boston, Massachusetts, Norfolk, Dedham , Massachusetts, Fairview, …, Aruba, District of Massachusetts, Superior Court

☆ Sydney, Australia, stabbing: Mall attacker may have targeted women, police say, as more details emerge of his six victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Helen Regan | Sandi Sidhu | Mall Attacker Was Known To Authorities | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The community is devastated in the knowledge of their loss.”Police said Monday they had concluded their examinations of the shopping mall and the crime scene was being handed back to Westfield. More than 100 pieces of evidence were removed and will be forensically examined as part of the investigation, said Yasmin Catley, New South Wales Minister for Police. A woman cries as she comes out of the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on April 13, 2024. People react outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on April 13, 2024. The number of women killed by violence in Australia has ranged between 43 and 84 each year since Counting Dead Women began tallying deaths in 2012.

Persons: Joel Cauchi, Health Ryan, Cauchi, Karen Webb, ”, ” Webb, “, Lisa Maree Williams, Chris Minns, ” Minn, Yasmin Catley, David Gray, Baby, ‘, Ashlee Good, Good, Health Park, Ashlee, Faraz Tahir, ” Tahir, Adnan Qadir, Tahir, Anthony Albanese, KIIS, Yixuan Cheng, ’, undoubtably, Amy Scott, Scott, Webb, Amy, she’s, Roger Lowe, David GRAY, Lowe, New South Wales Premier Minns, Arthur Organizations: CNN, New South Wales ’, Health, New South Wales Police, ABC, ” Police, Getty, Police, Westfield, New South Wales Minister, “, “ Staff, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia, Australian, Embassy, Australia’s, Queensland Police, New South Wales Police Force, Queensland Police Service, New South Wales Premier, Minn Locations: Sydney’s, Bondi, Westfield, New South, New, Bondi Junction, Australia, Queensland, Sydney, AFP, Pakistan

☆ My 3-year-old son drowned in a backyard pool. I wish I'd known these 7 swim safety tips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementMy son was on life support for two weeksMy friend gave Yori CPR, and then I stepped in. Black children like Yori are more than 2.5 times more likely than their white peers to drown. AdvertisementChezik Tsunoda still allows her three living sons to swim, but has taught them water safety. When someone is drowning, reach toward them, throw them a flotation device, but — unless it's a very small child — don't go to them. Stick with swim lessonsJust weeks before Yori drowned, he tried swimming lessons and hated them.

Persons: Chezik, Yori, Tsunoda, —, Yori's, Tim Gbunblee, tucking, hadn't, aren't, I'd Organizations: Service Locations: Washington, —

☆ I wanted to make quick money and travel the world — so I moved to Australia and became a FIFO worker
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cal Mcilwaine , a 29-year-old FIFO worker in Australia. So in June 2023, I left Ireland and moved to Perth, Australia to become a FIFO worker, which stands for "fly in, fly out." Landing a FIFO job in a new country wasn't easyFIFO is an industry that largely exists only in mining fields in Australia, Canada, and Alaska. Within a month of arriving in Australia, I secured a FIFO job. Once I'm done, I plan to get right back into FIFO work for my second year and do it all over again.

Persons: Cal Mcilwaine, —, I, I've, Cal McIiwaine, I'm Organizations: Cal, Service, Alaska . Mining, Cal McIiwaine Locations: Pilbara, Australia, Ireland, Perth, Canada, Alaska, Port Hedland, China, Cal McIiwaine Australia, Bali, Esperance, Vietnam, Thailand, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines

☆ I've been a flight attendant for 9 years. Here are 4 things I want travelers to know before their next flight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Brittany Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I've been a flight attendant for 9 years, so there are a few things I think passengers should know. Many early-career flight attendants don't have a set schedule and may have to rush to the airport. AdvertisementI've been a flight attendant for almost 10 years, so I've encountered plenty of misconceptions about this career. andresr/Getty ImagesBeing a flight attendant requires flexibility, especially when first starting out in the career. We prioritize maintaining a safe environment, not serving drinksBeing a flight attendant is more than serving sodas and taking food orders.

Persons: I've, —, you've, We're, Brittany Smith, aren't Organizations: Service

☆ The Race to Reinvent CPR
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Helen Ouyang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Until that Thursday in August 2022, John Sauer’s most pressing health concern had been his seasonal allergies. She told her daughter to call 911, and the two women struggled to get Sauer, who is very tall and rather bulky, onto the ground to start CPR. She had taught CPR classes, but she had never done it on a real person. Up and down, up and down, her fingers interlocked, hand over hand. Here I am doing chest compressions, she thought, and this CPR is never going to wake him up.

Persons: John Sauer’s, Kristen Waters, Waters, Sauer

☆ What to Know About Life-Saving ECPR
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Helen Ouyang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As an emergency doctor, I know that it’s incredibly rare for standard resuscitation protocols including CPR to revive patients brought to the hospital in cardiac arrest. Survival rates after cardiac arrest have hardly improved in decades, so when I heard about these statistics from one program in Minnesota, I was very eager to visit it. Here is what to know about ECPR and its availability. In the E.R., doctors will continue with chest compressions and administer other standard resuscitation measures. When this high-tech treatment is used during cardiac arrest, the intervention is called ECPR.

Locations: Minnesota

CNN —At least 12 Palestinians drowned off the northern Gaza coast near Beit Lahia on Monday while trying to reach airdropped parcels that had landed in the sea, according to local paramedics. Abu Mohammad, who witnessed the incident, told CNN the aid was dropped far from the coast into the sea, after which multiple men “who don’t know how to swim drowned” while trying to retrieve it. Aid parcels are dropped onto the shores of Gaza. Palestinians retrieve an aid parcel from the sea. These humanitarian aid drops occur over water and the wind causes the bundles to drift over to land.

Persons: Abu Mohammad, “, ”, haven’t, Al, airdrops, ” Israel, Washington, Israel Katz, Sabrina Singh, Beit, ” Abu Mahmoud al, Nather Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Oxfam, Human Rights Watch, UN Security Council, Security, Amnesty International, Israel Defense Forces, Pentagon Locations: Gaza, Beit Lahia, Al Shati, Gaza City, UN, Israel, Israeli, Egypt, Germany, US, Singapore, UAE, Jordanian

☆ Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao was intoxicated during fatal car accident in Texas pond: police
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A toxicology report later showed that Chao had a blood-alcohol concentration of .233, the Blanco County Sheriff's Office said in its report. Chao drowned after friends and rescue workers tried without success to get the 50-year-old shipping executive out of the submerged vehicle. "Chao, who is still on the phone with Keinan, tells Keinan in a [calm] voice her feet are under water," the report said. "Chao told Keinan the water was rising and she was going to die, and said, 'I love you' to Keinan prior to the vehicle going under water." Both deputies entered the pond and tried repeatedly to locate Chao through the back door, "but were unable to," the report said.

Persons: Angela Chao, Pitbull, Chao, Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao, Tesla, Jim Breyer, Breyer, Amber Landeau, Kienan, Keinan, Victoria Garcia, Victoria, Heela Yang Tsuzuki, One, James Chao, Bruce Wasserstein Organizations: U.S . Labor, Transportation, Blanco County Sheriff's, Ninth, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Harvard Business School, Rescue, Texas Rangers, FBI, Blanco County Sheriff's Office, American Bureau of Shipping Council, Harvard Business School's, Dean's Advisors, Metropolitan Opera, National Basketball, Boston Celtics, Facebook, Walmart, Marvel Entertainment, News Corp, Dell Locations: Los, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles , California, Johnson City, Austin, Ky, Texas, Blanco County, New York, Dubai

☆ New York man sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting 20-year-old woman when car turned in wrong driveway
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The defense said what happened was a terrible accident, and Monahan took the stand at trial to explain his actions. What would make you think that you deserve those things?”In killing Gillis, the judge said, Monahan “took away a friend, you took away a girlfriend, you took away a daughter, a granddaughter and a sibling. You took away so much unrealized potential, her potential to enrich other people’s lives and to contribute to our society.”Michelini added, “Any remorse you have isn’t for the harm you’ve caused. You murdered Kaylin Gillis. Monahan testified that he thought about past criminal activity in the area and fired a warning shot into the air.

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☆ Man Is Shot Dead on Subway Train in the Bronx
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Erin Nolan | More About Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Shortly after the shooting, more than a dozen bystanders remained on the station platform and on the stalled trained. They watched quietly as three emergency medical workers tried to save the victim’s life. With medical equipment strewed across the concrete floor around them, the workers performed CPR for several minutes, but the man did not respond. Shootings on subways in New York are rare and make up a fraction of the gun crimes in the city. Earlier this month, a 35-year-old man was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting at the Mount Eden Avenue station in the Bronx during the evening rush hour.

Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mount Locations: New York, Mount Eden, Bronx, Brooklyn

☆ NFL season recap: Record viewing numbers, Taylor Swift and a new dynasty
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —With its bright lights, big names and halftime shows, the Super Bowl has always been the biggest sporting ticket in the US. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11. Steph Chambers/Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses his girlfriend, singer Taylor Swift, during the postgame celebrations. This was just the second Super Bowl in history to go to overtime. Swift, Ice Spice, Blake Lively and others were in attendance for Super Bowl LVIII.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, Steph Chambers, Travis Kelce, Brynn Anderson, Trey Smith, Eric Gay, Adam Hunger, Andy Reid, Julio Cortez, Kyle Juszczyk, Mecole Hardman Jr, Jamie Squire, Hardman, Ezra Shaw, Tim Nwachukwu, Christian McCaffrey, Jake Moody, Frank Franklin II, Bill Vinovich, Mike Blake, Reuters Kelce, Fred Warner, David J, Phillip, Moody, Harrison Butker, Jauan Jennings, Kirby Lee, Chris Jones, Brock Purdy, George Walker IV, Kyle Shanahan, Marquez Valdes, Scantling, David Gray, Ray, Ray McCloud III, Stephen R, James Lang, Brian Snyder, Ji'Ayir Brown, Doug Benc, Gregory Bull, McCaffrey, Jennings, Dre Greenlaw, Achilles, Kelce, Reid, Isiah Pacheco, Pacheco, Harry, Trent McDuffie, Deebo Samuel, Chris Conley, Javon Hargrave, Sam Lutz, George Kittle, Getty Images Purdy, Michael Reaves, Nick Bolton, Candice Ward, Reba McEntire, Lively, McEntire, Andra Day, Jay, Blue Ivy, Rumi, Steve Luciano, Carlos Barria, Sterling, ’ Taylor, cutaways, Jason’s, Swift, Blake Lively, Vince Lombardi, Bill Belichick, Belichick, Don Shula’s, Hall, Tom Landry, Belichick hasn’t, Alex Grimm, Joe Flacco, Damar Hamlin, Hamlin, commotio cordis, Jeffrey T, Barnes, Dan Campbell, Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, Robert Saleh, There’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, Chiefs, Getty, AP Chiefs, Hardman, AP 49ers, 49ers, Reuters, USA Today Sports Chiefs, AP, USA, Network, Sports, Reuters 49ers, CBS, Reuters Chiefs, Getty Images, Allegiant, Vegas, New England Patriots ’, Green Bay Packers, Patriots, The Patriots, Kansas City Super, New England Patriots, of Fame, Hall of Fame, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Deutsche Bank, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Bills, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Lions, NFC, New York Jets, Jets Locations: Las Vegas, Brittany, Japan, Allegiant, ”, Kansas, Massachusetts, Foxborough, Frankfurt, Germany, Cincinnati, East Rutherford

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A large aquarium in the lobby of a Texas emergency room likely saved lives when it absorbed the impact of a car that smashed through the entrance, a hospital official said Wednesday. The crash Tuesday evening at St. David's North Austin Medical Center killed the driver and injured five other people, including two children, including one who suffered life-threatening injuries. “The vehicle had direct impact to a very large aquarium that really, I believe, saved lives,” Dr. Peter DeYoung, the hospital's chief medical officer, said at a news conference with police and city emergency officials. Photos You Should See View All 22 ImagesPhotos showed a silver sedan with a mangled front end sitting entirely inside the lobby. The smoke came from the vehicle's tires as the wheels were still spinning on the floor tile, DeYoung said.

Persons: David's, ” Dr, Peter DeYoung, Ariel Crumes, Michell Holloway, DeYoung, ” DeYoung Organizations: Austin Medical Center, Police, Authorities Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, St

☆ St. David’s North Austin Medical Center: At least 5 people injured, 1 person dead after vehicle crashed into emergency room, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Amy Simonson | Jillian Sykes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —One person has died and at least five people were injured as a vehicle crashed into an Austin medical center emergency room Tuesday evening, according to the facility’s chief medical officer. Christa Stedman of the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said the child in critical condition had life-threatening injuries while the adult’s injuries were potentially life threatening. One patient was admitted to St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, where the crash occurred in the ER lobby, Chief Medical Officer Peter DeYoung said. Eight patients who were at the hospital and not injured in the vehicle crash were also being transferred to other hospitals, DeYoung said. Moments later, Hughes realized a vehicle had crashed into the emergency room.

Persons: Thayer Smith, Christa Stedman, David’s, Peter DeYoung, DeYoung, Stephen Hughes, Hughes, “, ” Hughes Organizations: CNN, Austin Fire Department ., Austin, Medical Services, St, Austin Medical Center Locations: Austin, Travis, Travis County

☆ A CVS pharmacist at an understaffed store knew she was having a heart attack but stayed at work until she died, her family says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A CVS pharmacist died of a heart attack mid-shift at an understaffed store during the pandemic, USA Today reported. AdvertisementA CVS pharmacist at an understaffed store had a fatal heart attack at work – and her family thinks that she didn't go to the ER because she didn't want to leave the pharmacy unattended. People close to Anderson told USA Today they thought she had decided to wait until her replacement arrived before going to the ER. "COVID has exacerbated this already inhumane situation," a former CVS pharmacist in Connecticut said. Michael DeAngelis, CVS' executive director of corporate communications, told USA Today that Anderson's death was a "tragedy that never should have happened."

Persons: —, –, Ashleigh Anderson, understaffed –, Anderson, Joe Bowman, Anderson texted Bowman, Bowman, Larry Anderson, she'd, COVID, Anderson's, CVS, Michael DeAngelis, Ashleigh, DeAngelis Organizations: Service, USA, Workers, CVS Locations: USA, Seymour , Indiana, Anderson, Connecticut

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, in a settlement announced by attorneys from both sides Wednesday. The police department — led by then-Chief Carmen Best — used aggressive techniques to disperse the crowds, including flash-bang grenades, foam-tipped projectiles and blast balls that explode and emit pepper gas. A federal judge at one point ordered the department to stop using them against peaceful demonstrators. And when police used them even after Best and then-Mayor Jenny Durkan promised it would stop, the City Council voted unanimously to bar the department from doing so. “This decision was the best financial decision for the City considering risk, cost, and insurance,” Davison said.

Persons: George Floyd, ”, —, Carmen Best —, Jenny Durkan, Aubreanna Inda, “, ” Karen Koehler, Ann Davison, ” Davison Organizations: SEATTLE, Minneapolis police, City Council, City, Peaceful Locations: Seattle

☆ Security footage shows how a man who died in a plane engine escaped the terminal and ran across the tarmac
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewSecurity camera footage obtained by local outlet Fox 13 shows how a 30-year-old man ran onto an airport's tarmac before climbing into a plane engine. Airport Control then told police that the man had passed through an emergency exit in the terminal. AdvertisementThe video footage starts showing the man trying to open a locked door at a Delta Air Lines gate, before talking to an airport employee. He then runs through the quiet terminal and tries to open another locked door, before throwing his shoes against a window. At one point, he finds an unlocked door, and then the footage cuts to show him running across the tarmac toward a plane.

Persons: —, Kyler Efinger Organizations: Service, Fox, Business, Police, Delta Airbus, Salt Lake City Police Department, Control, Delta Air, Delta Air Lines, NBC News Locations: Salt, City's, Salt Lake, San Francisco

☆ Investigators Find Hospital Error Caused Mother’s Death in Brooklyn
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Joseph Goldstein | More About Joseph Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the hours after her son was delivered, Ms. Fields bled to death, according to the medical examiner’s office. But a doctor at Woodhull said that it was clearly referring to Ms. Fields’s death. In addition, the document’s date is just five weeks after Ms. Fields’s death. The document states explicitly that an error by medical staff members “resulted” in her death. Soon medical staff members were performing CPR on her.

Persons: Fields, Woodhull, Jose Perez, “, wasn’t, Perez, Fields’s Organizations: Health Department, The New York Times

☆ YouTube taps hospitals to create videos to help people witnessing an overdose or heart attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

YouTube is taking steps to fight against medical misinformation, especially when it comes to finding immediate tips on how to handle an emergency. YouTube users in the U.S. can find videos on 12 topics, including CPR, seizures, choking, bleeding and psychosis. The videos will not contain ads, which means Google -owned YouTube won't make money from them, Graham said. Content moderation has long been a challenge for YouTube, which removes videos if they're found to be in violation of the company's guidelines. Even as the pandemic has subsided, medical misinformation continues to proliferate.

Persons: Brigham, Garth Graham, Graham, they're Organizations: YouTube, CNBC, Mass, Cross, American Heart Association, Sleep Locations: U.S, Mexican

☆ US Woman Killed in Shark Attack in Bahamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Dec. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Jasper Ward(Reuters) - An American woman died after she was attacked by a shark while paddle boarding in The Bahamas on Monday, police said. However, she suffered serious injuries to the right side of her body, including the right hip region and also her right upper limb," police said. While fatal shark attacks are not common in The Bahamas, at least two others have been reported recently. On Nov. 21, a 47-year-old German woman went missing during a diving excursion in waters off West End, Grand Bahama, after encountering a shark, police said. In September 2022, a 58-year-old American woman was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling with her family in waters of New Providence.

Persons: Jasper Ward, Bill Berkrot Organizations: CPR Locations: American, Bahamas, Boston, New Providence

☆ US woman killed in shark attack in Bahamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Jasper Ward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Mortuary services personnel transport the body of a female tourist after what police described as a fatal shark attack in waters near Sandals Royal Bahamian resort, in Nassau, Bahamas December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dante Carrer Acquire Licensing RightsDec 4 (Reuters) - An American woman died after she was attacked by a shark while paddle boarding in The Bahamas on Monday, police said. While fatal shark attacks are not common in The Bahamas, at least two others have been reported recently. On Nov. 21, a 47-year-old German woman went missing during a diving excursion in waters off West End, Grand Bahama, after encountering a shark, police said. In September 2022, a 58-year-old American woman was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling with her family in waters of New Providence.

Persons: Dante Carrer, Jasper Ward, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, CPR, Thomson Locations: Royal, Nassau, Bahamas, American, Boston, New Providence

☆ Bahamas shark attack: Boston woman paddleboarding near resort killed, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A 44-year-old American visiting the Bahamas from Boston was killed in a shark attack while paddleboarding near a beach resort Monday, according to local authorities. The incident comes days after a woman was killed in an apparent shark attack at a Mexican resort. Shark attacks, particularly fatal ones, are rare: On average, sharks kill five people per year in unprovoked attacks, CNN previously reported. The odds of getting fatally attacked by one of the carnivorous fish are less than 1 in 4 million, according to the International Shark Attack File. And in 2019, an American woman was also killed while snorkeling in the Bahamas after three different sharks attacked her.

Persons: “, Authorities haven’t Organizations: CNN, Royal Bahamas Police Force, Authorities, Embassy Locations: Bahamas, Boston, New Providence, Mexican, Melaque Bay, Cihuatlán, American

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