Two American tourists have recalled how they were attacked by a shark when they jumped into the ocean on a Bahamas vacation. Rileigh Decker, 20, and Summer Layman, 24, were swimming Friday in Bimini Bay,

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 tourists were attacked by a shark at a popular Bahamas resort over the weekend, police said. The female swimmers were in the waters at Bimini Bay, which is part of the westernmost island in the Bahamas and about 50 miles from Miami, about 6:30 p.m. Friday when the attack took place.