US Citizen Recuperating After Shark Attack

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A 64-year-old United States citizen is recuperating in hospital after he was bitten on the left hand by a Nurse shark, the police said in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement said that the man, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was cleaning fish in Exuma in an area known for Nurse sharks when the incident occurred on Sunday.

“He was taken to the local clinic and later airlifted to the capital where his injuries are described as non-life-threatening,” the statement said without naming the victim.