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 best friends were attacked by a shark during their vacation. Rileigh Decker and Summer Layman were enjoying their getaway in the Bahamas when it turned into a nightmare. Decker and Layman jumped into the water when a shark attacked them.

Two American tourists were injured, one seriously, in a shark attack while swimming in the Bimini island chain in the Bahamas last week.