Shark bites off US woman's leg in Turks and Caicos Islands

[Still Waters]

A 22-year-old woman has had her leg bitten off by a shark while snorkelling in the Caribbean.

The woman, who is from Connecticut in the US but has not been named, was taken to hospital in a serious condition on the Turks and Caicos Islands, police said.

She and her friend were snorkelling outside the Blue Haven Resort near the Leeward Marina in Providenciales, one of the islands, when the attack happened just after 3pm on Wednesday.

https://news.sky.com/story/shark-bites-off-us-womans-leg-in-turks-and-caicos-islands-12890721

It's not clear how the two escaped the shark and returned to shore. Police said that a resort employee called the police around 3:07 p.m. local time to request an ambulance. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-woman-injured-shark-attack-in-turks-and-caicos/