Hurricane Erin lashes Bahamas
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CBS News confirmed that both were Carnival Cruise ship passengers on Caribbean trips with their families. They were sailing on the Mardi Gras and Carnival Elation ships. CBS described Celebration Key as "a private resort on Grand Bahama Island that only Carnival cruise passengers can use."
Two Carnival Cruise Line passengers drowned Friday while swimming at the company's new Bahamas resort. Police said both were Americans.
Two more tropical systems trail Hurricane Erin, which is following a projected course that brushes past the East Coast without making landfall.
Police said "a 63-year-old male resident of the USA was spearfishing when he was attacked by a shark, sustaining severe injuries."
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.
A 63-year-old American man, who was attacked by a shark while spearfishing near Big Grand Cay, The Bahamas, has been airlifted to the United States (US) for medical treatment. A statement from the Royal Bahamas Police Force did not identify the American national,
The hurricane’s behavior in recent days makes it one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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The man was yanked from the water with severe injuries and rushed to a local clinic before being airlifted to the US for additional treatment, police said.
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U.S. Tourist Severely Injured After Being Attacked by Shark While Spearfishing in the Bahamas
After being taken to a local clinic, the 63-year-old victim was then airlifted to the U.S. for further treatment, according to authorities
Erin is not only an intense hurricane, but it has also become a large storm in the Atlantic. While it won't landfall in the U.S., its large size will be a surf danger along the East Coast. Here's the latest.
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