{"id":356395,"date":"2026-06-25T22:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=356395"},"modified":"2026-06-25T22:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:42:24","slug":"12-year-old-boy-attacked-by-shark-while-swimming-in-bahamas-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/12-year-old-boy-attacked-by-shark-while-swimming-in-bahamas-national\/","title":{"rendered":"12-year-old boy attacked by shark while swimming in Bahamas &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A 12-year-old American boy was attacked by a shark this week while within the Bahamas, in accordance with the Royal Bahamas Police Force.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RBPForce\/posts\/pfbid02sNPtpV28R7PA5y2xMbKEneUuG4nQW7p6aJgBZS1Ngju5UWmLciQRQrJwUXML1MEUl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a news release<\/a>, Bahamian police said the encounter took place on Tuesday in Staniel Cay, Exuma, and \u201cleft a juvenile male injured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to the preliminary report, shortly before 3:30 p.m., police received information that a 12-year-old American boy was transported to Latest Windfall by boat after being attacked by a shark,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11726830_6a3d591f06ac1\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11726830\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11726830\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11726830_6a3d591f06ac1\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data=\"{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Great white 'pinged' off Vancouver 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was swimming along with his brother when a shark attacked him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe received medical treatment for his injuries and was last listed in stable condition,\u201d police added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Royal Bahamas Police Force didn&#8217;t release the boy\u2019s identity or the form of shark involved within the encounter.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Florida\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/science\/shark-bites-consistent-with-recent-trends-with-small-spike-in-fatalities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Shark Attack File (ISAF)<\/a>\u00a0reports that the percentages of being bitten by a shark are incredibly low. ISAF recommends ocean swimmers stay near shore, avoid swimming at dawn or dusk and avoid excessive splashing.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/shark-attacks\/yearly-worldwide-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISAF<\/a> investigated 105 alleged shark-human interactions worldwide in 2025, with five total cases coming from the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<p>ISAF confirmed 65 unprovoked shark bites on humans and 29 provoked bites, which occur when a human initiates interaction with a shark ultimately.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 worldwide total of 65 confirmed unprovoked cases is in keeping with essentially the most recent five-year (2020 to 2024) average of 61 incidents annually, in accordance with the ISAF.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" 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