A Canadian woman “attempted to engage with the animal from the shallows in an attempt to take photographs,” the territory’s environmental department said.

A tourist to the Turks and Caicos was severely injured by a shark earlier this month, local officials said. The incident occurred on the island of Providenciales on Feb. 7, according to the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR).

A 55-year-old tourist visiting Turks and Caicos lost both hands to a shark attack after reportedly trying to grab the shark to pose with it just off a

A Canadian tourist lost both hands in a shark attack while taking a selfie in Turks and Caicos, prompting a beach closure in the area. Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke,