The 55-year-old, reportedly from Canada, was visiting Providenciales—the breathtaking main island of the Turks and Caicos archipelago—when she was attacked.
It is believed she was attempting to take a photo of the shark when the situation took a terrifying turn.
The predator bit her thigh, and due to the severity of her injuries, she had to undergo the amputation of both hands.
The first attack occurred in September 2021, when a man suffered a bite to his wrist from what was believed to be a seven-foot lemon shark or tiger shark.
In another incident, a 22-year-old tourist tragically lost his foot in May 2023.
Meanwhile, Florida holds the unfortunate title of being the shark bite capital of the world, averaging around 19 reported attacks each year.
Globally, these attacks represented about 30 percent of unprovoked shark bites that year.
