June 28, 2019 — An American tourist has died in a shark attack while snorkeling with her family in the Bahamas, authorities say.
Royal Bahamas Police Force Deputy Commissioner Paul Rolle says 21-year-old Jordan Lindsey of Torrance, California, was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The U.S. State Department confirmed to USA TODAY that a U.S. citizen died of her injuries following a shark attack on June 26.
KABC-TV says Lindsey’s parents and other family members saw the sharks and yelled a warning but she didn’t hear them in time. Officials say her arms, legs and buttocks were bitten and her right arm was severed.