{"id":140388,"date":"2025-02-15T02:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140388"},"modified":"2025-02-15T02:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:04:52","slug":"caribbean-tourist-attacked-while-trying-to-engage-with-shark-for-photo-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140388","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean tourist attacked while trying to &#8216;engage&#8217; with shark for photo, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A group of people on a fishing charter off Whitianga, New Zealand, were startled and stunned when a large mako shark leaped out of the water and landed on the front of the boat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos <\/strong>\u2013 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tourist<\/a> was injured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/shark-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shark attack<\/a> after attempting to interact with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apex predator<\/a> for a photo opportunity, Caribbean authorities say.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands said the incident occurred last Friday in the waters near Blue Hills, Providenciales.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where they were stabilized and then airlifted off the island for further treatment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DF_OKCnSr70\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to the Department of Environment &amp; Coastal Resources (DECR)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/great-white-shark-stalks-kayak-new-zealand\"><strong>WATCH: TERRIFIED KAYAKER STALKED BY GREAT WHITE SHARK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-09-03-at-8.47.33-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-09-03-at-8.47.33-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-09-03-at-8.47.33-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-09-03-at-8.47.33-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-09-03-at-8.47.33-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-09-03-at-8.47.33-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-09-03-at-8.47.33-pm-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"White shark, also known as great white shark.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE \u2013 The white shark, also known as the great white shark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NOAA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The DECR&#8217;s investigation revealed that the tourist had ventured into the shallows and attempted to &#8220;engage&#8221; with the estimated 6-foot shark, whose species remains unconfirmed, in an effort to capture photographs.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Following the attack, a beach closure was issued as a precautionary measure. The affected stretch of coastline was reopened on Sunday after it was determined that the shark had moved into deeper waters.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Island offices also strongly reminded the public of the importance of respecting marine life and adhering to safety guidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Swim in designated areas, avoid murky waters, never swim alone, and do not attempt to feed marine wildlife under any circumstances,&#8221; the DECR said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/shark-attack-turks-caicos-providenciales\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of people on a fishing charter off Whitianga, New Zealand, were startled and stunned when a large mako shark leaped out of the water and landed on the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140388\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}