The family of a woman who lost both her hands after she was bitten by a shark on vacation, shared how the horrible attack unfolded.
The 55-year-old Canadian woman was traveling to the Turks and Caicos Islands with her husband when they “lived alone can be described as a nightmare,” brother-in-law said Chavarie.
Mr. Chevarie launched a fundraising for the couple and described how the attack unfolded and the impact it had on the couple.
“After he left the beach to join her husband, in only hip deep clear water, a seven bull shark came on my sister -in -law and bumped into her legs,” he said. “The shark then circled around and bit her thigh.
Bull sharks are one of the less common species that are known for swimming in waters near the Turks and Caicos Islands (AFP via Getty images)
“Not satisfied, the shark came back again and when she put both hands in front of her to protect herself, the shark cut both hands, one by midstar and the other at the wrist.”
Chevarie then describes how his brother, Ralph, “managed to struggle the shark away”, while she kept it between his wife and the being while struggling out of the water and collapsed on the beach.
A declaration of the environment of the Turks and Caicos Islands Milieu later said that their research had established that “the tourist had tried to go out of the shallowese with the animal in an attempt to take photos.”
A photo of the scene shows various beach visitors who attend the woman while getting first aid before being transported to the local hospital. She was later returned by Air Ambulance to Canada to undergo surgery, her brother -in -law explains.
Mr. Chevarie ask for support via Gofundme: “This is something that has completely changed their lives into an instant.” Donations have already exceeded $ 23,000 CAD.
Hand attacks in the Turks and Caicos are rare, with only four people struck by incidents between 2021 and 2025 and all survive. The most common species in the water of the archipelago is the gray reef shark, which is generally only aggressive if they are provoked.
However, more aggressive species such as the bull shark can also be found less often in the waters, which is the species that Mr. Chevarie said he has attacked his sister -in -law.
