Elderly woman reportedly died in a horrific shark attack while snorkeling with her family in the Bahamas. The woman was on a week-long cruise vacation with her loved ones when she was set upon by a bull shark on Tuesday.
Police Superintendent Skippings held a press conference this week wherein he told how the woman and her family (a group of 5-7 people) had booked onto a snorkeling tour with a local company in the popular area of Green Cay, close to the island’s capital. Skippings added that the woman, later identified as 58yo D. Caroline was attacked by a bull shark in her upper extremities, according to reports. She was rescued and carried ashore after a combined effort by tour personnel and family members, but was sadly later pronounced dead.
Reports state that Caroline and her family were passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas cruise ship and had only planned to stay in Nassau for a single day.
As per reports, the statement reads:
“Yesterday, we learned the sad news of the sudden passing of Caroline DiPlacido, ’86, project coordinator for the Office of Community and Government Relations, Erie Campus. She was vacationing with her family in the Bahamas.
“Caroline was a powerful presence of kindness and friendship to colleagues, students, and the wider community and cherished many family ties to Gannon. The news is devastating, and she will be missed. “We pray for Caroline as she crosses over to eternity. We pray for her husband, her children, her mother and her wider family. Let us remember Caroline with affection and hope.”