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Daily Mirror
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- Daily Mirror
Tourist airlifted to hospital after being mauled by shark while spearfishing in Bahamas
The 63-year-old man was attacked by a shark while spearfishing in the Bahamas on Sunday, and was airlifted to a US hospital after suffering severe injuries, authorities said A holidaymaker was airlifted to a US hospital on Sunday after he was savagely attacked by a shark while spearfishing in the Bahamas, according to authorities. The 63 year old tourist from America was attacked shortly after 1pm local time near Big Grand Cay on the island of Abaco, as per a statement shared on the Royal Bahamas Police Force's Facebook page. The man sustained serious injuries and was initially taken to a local clinic before being airlifted. Abaco is situated about 200 miles east of Miami, Florida. The Mirror has reached out to the Royal Bahamas police for further information While shark attacks are historically most common off the coasts of the U.S., Australia, South Africa and Brazil, the Bahamas still has one of the highest rates of shark attacks globally. Despite being the country with the ninth-highest attack rate, such incidents are still extremely rare, reports the Mirror US. According to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF), there have been 34 unprovoked shark attacks in the Bahamas since 1580, equating to roughly one attack every 13 years. Although shark sightings can be relatively frequent in parts of the U.S. and Caribbean, statistics show that the likelihood of being bitten is low. In 2024, a mere 47 individuals were victims of unprovoked shark attacks, marking the lowest figure in approximately three decades, according to the ISAF. Out of these incidents, only four tragically resulted in fatalities. This represented a significant decrease of about a third from 2023, with experts dubbing 2024 as "an exceptionally calm year for shark bites." The U.S. was the site of 28 of last year's shark attacks, spread across six states. Florida, known for its extensive coastline and warm waters, was the hotspot for half of all U.S. attacks, making human-shark encounters more frequent. Australia recorded nine shark bites last year, while 10 other countries or territories each reported one incident. In February, a shark attack at Bimini Bay, a popular resort area in the Bahamas, left two American tourists injured. "Initial reports indicate that the victims, both USA residents, sustained injuries while swimming in the waters at Bimini Bay," stated a press release from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Both tourists received initial treatment at a nearby clinic before being airlifted to New Providence, another Bahamian island, according to the statement. The police noted that one of the victims had suffered serious injuries.
Daily Mail
13 hours ago
- Daily Mail
From Ikea to Dunelm, these are the under £50 buys top interior designers can't enough of revealed by interiors expert JENNY WOOD
Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission - learn more The old adage that money can't buy you style is certainly true when it comes to decorating your home like a pro. Rather than splashing the cash, the most successful interior designers are those who know where to make clever savings. With high profile and high net worth clients, complete discretion is usually key. Now, these award-winnning experts open up their little black books to share thier favourite go-to high street items that always look convincingly high end.
Telegraph
17 hours ago
- Telegraph
Midlife style tips from Norfolk's most fashionable resident
'A lot of people probably think that my life is nice and neat and tidy and fragrant,' Paula Sutton, the style and home influencer turned cosy crime author, says from a sofa in her garden office in Norfolk. 'But I'm a whirlwind of chaos at times.' That may be so – but in Sutton's world, even the chaos is picturesque. Consider her outfit: a blue puff-sleeved Doen dress worn with pearl earrings, slicked-back hair and red lipstick. And then the items around her: a tower of frill-edged, blue-and-white striped cushions, piles of antique crockery (with more plates on the walls), baskets galore, stacks of interior books, a bowl of apples – a thousand and one ' cottagecore ' elements ready to be assembled into the kind of scene that makes people contemplate moving to the countryside. As the tastemaker behind Hill House Vintage on Instagram (@hillhousevintage), Sutton, 55, has for years inspired some 610,000 followers with laying an outdoor table, cutting tulips from her garden and other such scenes of rural bliss. Her life didn't always look this idyllic. Born in Croydon, Sutton recalls being 'mesmerised' as she flicked through the first issue of Elle UK with friends on the upper deck of a London bus. 'I thought, 'I would love to be part of this world.'' She ended up working at Elle as bookings director for 'some of the best years of my life'. Meanwhile she and her husband, a classic car dealer, spent weekends with her in-laws in Norfolk. Once they had children, she says: 'I craved that peace and quiet and feeling of space.' They moved to a Georgian house in West Norfolk in 2010; she started a blog documenting her renovation and DIY vintage furniture upcycling shortly after. The first post was a picture of the house 'looking like a doll house in the middle of its garden'. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paula Sutton (@hillhousevintage) The blog gathered momentum gradually before 'going crazy' during the Covid-19 lockdown. It helped that her imagery encapsulated the newly aspirational mode of country living that came to be known as 'cottagecore'. Never mind that the woman the press dubbed 'the queen of cottagecore' hadn't heard of the trend. 'It was news to me,' she says. 'I've always been inspired by the past and loved vintage style and pretty dresses. But it wasn't contrived – I was trying to pursue happiness, doing the things that brought me joy, and it all came across as very pastoral and bucolic.' Her style 'definitely evolved' when she moved to Norfolk. When she was younger and working at Elle, she followed runway trends. 'Now I'm not swayed by the shows or trends. I have a distinctive sort of vintage-inspired style that I know suits me and that I'm comfortable with. If something happens to be in fashion and aligns with my style, then that's fantastic.' Sutton estimates that 40 per cent of her wardrobe consists of true vintage, 20 per cent is things she's had for years ('it's my own vintage') and the remaining 40 per cent is new. 'But it will always have an essence of classic style.' Her dream wardrobe would be everything Grace Kelly wears in High Society. Some of her favourite pieces right now are her Ralph Lauren jodhpurs ('They remind me of Grace Kelly in the 1950s'), a Thierry Coulson striped empire line dress ('It speaks of history to me') and a trove of vintage suits from the 1940s that she adores wearing in the autumn. Summer is all about Doen and O Pioneers dresses. Last year she added another string to her bow, as a fiction author. Her debut, now in paperback, The Potting Shed Murder, is a cosy mystery set in a fictional village in (where else?) rural Norfolk. Heroine Daphne Brewster 'is very much me, but far more adventurous and brave and nosy'. But not, one imagines, with such a dreamy wardrobe. Five personal style rules Know the shapes that suit you. I always look at the silhouette of a dress and can tell if it will work. Be kind to your feet! For me that means never wearing a pair of shoes over 7cm in the heel. Dress to make yourself happy. That's my number-one rule. I don't dress to be sexy or with regard to what anyone else thinks. I 100 per cent dress for me. Match your shoes to your bag in some way. I like that put-together, matchy-matchy look. When in doubt, opt for a red lip. It's not just to look glamorous. It's also a confidence booster.
