A 12-year-old boy from the United States is recovering in stable condition after being bitten by a shark in the Bahamas on Tuesday, the Royal Bahamas Police Force told multiple news outlets.
The child was on vacation in the Exuma Cays at the time of the attack, according to the New York Post.
The Post reported that the incident happened while the boy was swimming off the coast of Staniel Cay.
Officials have not released information identifying the type of shark involved.
Exuma, a Bahamian district made up of more than 365 islands and cays, is known for its white sand beaches and clear turquoise waters, including Tropic of Cancer Beach near George Town on Little Exuma. (iStock)
After the attack, the boy was transported by boat to New Providence, the Bahamas’ most populated island and the location of the capital, Nassau, for medical care.
A view of the entrance to the port of Nassau from the Sydney Poitier Bridge in Nassau, Bahamas, on April 29, 2019. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Royal Bahamas Police Force told the Post that the boy remains in stable condition.
While The Bahamas ranks ninth globally in yearly shark attacks, the Tuesday attack is the second recorded unprovoked shark attack in The Bahamas in 2026.
In March, an Australian woman was bitten while swimming near the country’s Andros Island, sustaining severe injuries to her right arm, according to the Global Shark Attack File.
A great white shark swimming. (iStock)
There were five unprovoked shark attacks in the country’s waters in 2025, according to the database.
News Agency contacted the Royal Bahamas Police Force for additional information.
