A woman was injured after being attacked by a shark while surfing near Elbow Cay, Abaco, Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
While surfing with her husband and some friends around 3:00pm on Saturday a woman from Hope Town, Abaco, was attacked by what witnesses think was a lemon shark.<\/p>\n
Ronald Engle said his wife Jane received bite marks between her left ankle and knee that required nearly 100 stitches.<\/p>\n
Mrs Engle,\u00a0 who was in shock after the incident, was transported by boat, then automobile, to a nearby medical center.<\/p>\n
Her husband said there was no threat of her losing her leg.<\/p>\n
He also said that the shark was yellowish-brown in colour and between five to six feet long.<\/p>\n
The attack appears to have been an isolated event for this area, as there have not been any reports of other attack in years.<\/p>\n
Not true of Nassau, where only a few weeks ago, the remains of a man were found in the stomach of a 12-foot tiger shark.<\/p>\n
The incidents have reopened the debate about whether or not it is wise to encourage shark-diving and feeding adventures in The Bahamas as it brings sharks, with an expectation of receiving food, in close contact with humans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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