An American vacationer was killed by a shark during a holiday in the Bahamas, according to nearby authorities.

The 58-12 months-outdated girl was on a snorkeling excursion with her relatives when she was fatally maimed by a bull shark.  

"It is further more claimed that loved ones members noticed a bull shark attacking the feminine," law enforcement explained, according to Reuters. Tour organization workers and relatives associates rushed to rescue the female.

The victim, who was a Pennsylvania resident, was taken a regional healthcare facility and declared useless. Police say that her upper physique sustained injuries.

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FILE- A bull shark receives up near to inspect divers throughout an eco-tourism shark dive off of Jupiter, Florida, on May possibly 5, 2022.  (Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Visuals)

The girl and her relatives had been travellers on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas cruise. According to Royal Caribbean Global, it was an impartial shore excursion.

The incident took position off the island of Environmentally friendly Cay, which is a fifty percent mile absent from Rose Island – where by a 21-12 months-outdated American lady was killed in a shark assault in 2019.

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Royal Caribbean Worldwide verified the incident to WHD News Digital. 

Royal Caribbean Global explained it is "furnishing support and support" to the shark assault victim's household. (Royal Caribbean)

"Royal Caribbean Worldwide is delivering aid and help to the guest’s loved kinds at this time," a spokesperson told WHD News Digital. "Harmony of the Seas is at present on a 7-night cruise that sailed from Port Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday, Sept. 4."

The incident will come a month after an 8-12 months-outdated British boy was attacked by 3 nurse sharks in the Bahamas. 

The target was rushed to a close by island, wherever she was pronounced dead.  (EyesWideOpen/Getty Photographs)

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"My son could have been killed," the boy's father, Michael Downer, stated. "It was like a scene out of Jaws."

Reuters contributed to this report.