Woman killed by three sharks while snorkelling in Bahamas

Warning: This story contains a graphic account of 21-year-old Jordan Lindsay’s injuries

A woman has been killed in a shark attack while holidaying in the Bahamas.

Three of the animals savaged Jordan Lindsay, from Torrance in California, as she snorkelled with her family.

The 21-year-old student’s right arm was torn off, while she also suffered bites across her legs, left arm and buttocks, Paul Roll, deputy commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, said.

Ms Lindsay’s parents and other family members had seen the sharks and shouted a warning, but she did not hear them, he added.

Although several tour boat workers were reported to have jumped into the water to try and save her following the incident on Wednesday, she was pronounced dead at Doctor’s Hospital in the island’s capital of Nassau shortly afterward.

Her father Michael Lindsey said in a statement: “We already miss her so much.

“She was so caring. She loved all animals. It’s ironic she would die getting attacked by a shark.”

Her younger sister, Madison, has started a GoFundMe page to help with the costs of taking Jordan’s body back home to the US.

On it, she wrote: “Jordan had the most beautiful, gentle soul and she will be missed deeply.”

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation issued a statement expressing its condolences and “deepest sympathies” to the family.

A spokesperson from the US State Department said: “We can confirm a US citizen in the Bahamas succumbed to her injuries following a shark attack on 26 June.”