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Fox News
a day ago
- Fox News
American tourist attacked by shark in vacation hot spot
An American tourist was seriously injured after being attacked by a shark during a spearfishing trip in the Bahamas over the weekend, according to local reports. The Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a Facebook post that the incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, near Big Grand Cay, located on the island of Abaco. The 63-year-old victim was initially treated at a nearby clinic before being airlifted to the United States for further medical care. Authorities have not released additional details. While shark attacks in the Bahamas are rare, the country has one of the world's highest rates relative to its population. The International Shark Attack File, a global database tracking shark-related incidents, reports that there have been only 34 confirmed unprovoked attacks in the Bahamas over the past four centuries, ranking it ninth among nations monitored. This latest incident follows several recent attacks on U.S. tourists. Earlier this year, two Americans were hurt in a suspected shark attack while swimming at Bimini Bay, a well-known resort area about 50 miles from Miami. In December 2023, 44-year-old newlywed Lauren Erickson Van Wart of Massachusetts was fatally bitten while paddleboarding near the western end of New Providence Island in the Bahamas. A month later, a 10-year-old boy from Maryland was bitten in the leg during a shark tank experience at a Paradise Island resort. The boy was taken to hospital and survived the attack. The U.S. State Department has also warned travelers of shark-related risks in the region. In March, it issued a Level 2 travel advisory for the Bahamas, urging Americans to "exercise increased caution," particularly due to shark-related risks. "Stay alert for sharks. Shark attacks have led to serious injuries and death," the advisory warned. Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
U.S. tourist attacked by a shark while spearfishing in the Bahamas
A 63-year-old American tourist was severely injured after he was attacked by a shark while spearfishing in the Bahamas on Sunday, local authorities said. The Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a statement shared on Facebook that the attack happened shortly after 1 p.m. near Big Grand Cay on the island of Abaco. Officials said the man sustained severe injuries and was taken to a local clinic for medical assistance. He was then airlifted to the U.S. for additional treatment. Additional information was not immediately available. The Bahamas has one of the world's highest rates of shark attacks, although data shows they are still extremely rare. There have been just 34 confirmed attacks in the Bahamas over the last 400 years, according to the International Shark Attack File, a database that tracks shark encounters with humans worldwide. That tally is the ninth highest of all countries tracked. Two American tourists were injured after an apparent shark attack while swimming in the popular Bahamian resort area Bimini Bay in February. Bimini Bay is part of the westernmost island in the Bahamas, some 50 miles from Miami. In December 2023, a woman from Boston died in a shark attack while paddleboarding with a family member, police said at the time. Shortly after, in January 2024, a 10-year-old boy from Maryland sustained a bite while participating in a shark tank expedition at another Bahamian resort. He was hospitalized for a bite on the leg, according to police. Elsewhere, on Friday, two Carnival Cruise passengers from the U.S. drowned in separate incidents at Carnival Cruise Line's new Bahamas resort, authorities said.
South China Morning Post
14-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Bali urges tourists to assess fitness after spike in accidents and rescues
Bali authorities are urging tourists to ensure they are in good health and physically fit before travelling to the Indonesian holiday hot spot, following a spate of emergencies and rescues involving foreigners. Advertisement The Bali Sun reported on Sunday that local medical and rescue teams were advising tourists to seriously assess their physical condition before visiting. The article also cited recent natural disasters and unfavourable weather that have affected the popular island. The call comes amid a recent string of visitor mishaps, although not all cases have been health-related. Last month, an American tourist went missing overnight near Nusa Lembongan, southeast of Bali, while on a jet ski trip. He was eventually found adrift at sea by search and rescue personnel. Foreign tourists exploring a market in Ubud, Bali. Photo: EPA-EFE His jet ski had run out of fuel and he was later spotted by a local vessel, whose captain alerted authorities. The Bali Times reported that the evacuation faced challenges due to high waves, with an extensive operation involving police, health and naval units. Advertisement The Bali Sun also cited the case of an Australian national on July 6 who arrived on a Jetstar flight and suffered serious head and neck injuries after he fell and hit a wall at the airport's baggage collection area.
The Sun
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Taliban launches warped Afghan TOURISM campaign with vid of brutes posing beside ‘hostage' in ISIS-style mock execution
AFGHANISTAN has launched a bizarre video campaign to attract tourists - including a chilling hostage video. The slick professionally produced video starts with footage of a hooded man surrounded by armed men in an ISIS-style execution. 10 The video begins with what initially resembles a heinous execution video Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc 10 But when the bag is lifted, a man is smiling with his thumbs-up and says in an American accent 'welcome to Afrghanistan' Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc 10 An American 'tourist' appears in the video Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc 10 One even shows a man waving a gun while swimming Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc Five men holding gargantuan machine guns are seen eerily standing over three prisoners, with their heads covered with black bags. The leader is heard saying: "We have one message for America." The hood is then snatched off before he grins: 'Welcome to Afghanistan.' The weird promotional ad then focuses on gunmen in the back of pick-up trucks amid rugged scenery alongside a group of American tourists. read more news DOWN THE BARREL Driver pulls gun & shoots cops at point blank range after Taliban rant Pictures of armed Mujahideen warriors whose weapons are emblazoned with the words 'fake gun" are shown. And the group are seen diving into lakes, eating extravagant meals, standing under waterfalls and taking pictures with presumably confused children. One chilling clip shows an American holding a US Army-issue M4A1 carbine. This was the weapon predominantly used by American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. It comes as no surprise that women have no role in the vile video. It currently remains unknown whether the video is connected to official Afghani institutions. Terrifying bodycam shows moment driver pulls gun & shoots cops at point-blank range after ranting about the Taliban Taliban mullahs desperate to soften their terrifying image are behind the tourist marketing video, shared across social media by in Arabic (@afghanarabc). The Taliban began their drive to make Afghanistan a tourist hotspot in spring 2024, with a tourism and hotel management school opened. Since then, social media channels have worked to promote the country's history as a way to lure in holidaymakers. Last month, Afghanistan's Deputy Minister of Tourism Qudratullah Jamal said: "The Afghan people are warm and welcoming and wish to host tourists from other countries and engage with them. "Tourism brings many benefits to a country. We have considered those benefits and aim for our nation to take full advantage of them. "We are optimistic this sector will evolve into a large economy, bringing significant benefits. It plays an important role in strengthening our national economy." Nearly a whopping 9,000 foreign tourists visited the country last year alone, while nearly 3,000 visited in the first three months of 2025, Jamal said. He refused to answer questions about the Taliban's treatment of women, however. 10 Taliban members paddle in a boat as they and Afghan families enjoy a visit to one of the lakes in Band-e Amir national park Credit: Getty 10 The video features American holidaymakers as they go on various activities Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc 10 It comes as no surprise that women weren't featured in the video Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc 10 The Taliban have made desperate efforts to attract tourists Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc Jamal added: "Those who respect our laws and traditions have already come and can continue to come." Since US forces withdrew in 2022, Afghanistan has been under the boot of the extremist Taliban regime. In the Taliban-controlled country, women are unable to leave the house without a man, speak in public or even look through a window while home. The Afghanistan government's strict "virtue and vice" laws force women to stop doing various things in public, like showing their face and bodies, singing or reading aloud, and looking at men they are not related to. Women in the country are also no longer able to visit national parks or beauty salons, play sports or even go solo travelling beyond the perimeter of their houses due to sickening morality laws. Some social media sites like Instagram and TikTok are beginning to show travel guides for Afghanistan, predominantly created by female travel influencers from countries like the UK, Australia and Hungary. The Foreign Office warns against all travel to the nation and the heightened risk of detention. 10 One man even records himself under a waterfall for the bizarre video Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc
Bloomberg
01-07-2025
- Bloomberg
A Brief 700-Year History of Overtourism
In Rome, all roads seem to lead to the Trevi fountain. On my last visit, every other time I asked Google Maps to figure out a route to sites in the historic center of the city, the app coursed me through the tourist magnet commissioned by Pope Clement XII in the 18th century. If I'd never seen the Trevi before, I'd be grateful. But three round trips on one day past the baroque aquatic fantasy made me rococo loco. The standing room in front of the fountain was an intake pond for tourists streaming in from all over. I was drowning in the tussle and drenched in summery sweat — not all my own. Ick and eek. And this was just the start of Rome's high season. Foreign tourists like to complain there are too many of themselves. But the locals do too — and have horror stories to tell. A grainy CCTV video apparently shows a visitor to the crowded Uffizi Gallery in Florence awkwardly posing in front of an 18th portrait of a Medici heir only to buckle a bit and tear a hole in the painting with either his hand or elbow. Last summer, the mayor of Rome declared that 'there can certainly be no space for hooligans and idiots' after a visitor allegedly used a key to carve his name into a wall of the Colosseum. The previous year, a visitor from Bristol had done the same and pleaded ignorance of the monument's antiquity. A month ago, there were news accounts of an American tourist who impaled himself on a metal fence while trying to take a selfie at the 1,953-year-old ruin. The veracity of those reports, however, has been questioned. For many Italians, however, it was the perfect fable of comeuppance: Foolish tourist gets punished by his own foolishness.
