A dream vacation in the Bahamas turned into a terrifying ordeal for two American tourists when they were attacked by a shark while swimming in Bimini Bay. Rileigh Decker, 20, and Summer Layman, 24, suffered bites from what they believe was a bull shark. They were airlifted to a hospital in the Bahamas and later flown back to Florida for treatment. Decker underwent two surgeries to clean the wound and is awaiting a third. Both women are hoping to make a full recovery but say they will never enter the ocean again.
“I just put my head in my hands and started praying that God wouldn’t take my life and I would live,” Rileigh Decker, 20, said through tears from her hospital bed. “It was very scary.”A dream vacation in the Bahamas for two young American tourists turned into a nightmare when they jumped into the sparkling blue water hand-in-hand and mere minutes later were attacked by a shark.
On that fateful day, the girls had plunged into the sea off a friend’s yacht, but soon after Decker said she “felt something nudge my leg.” Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
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