Police said "a 63-year-old male resident of the USA was spearfishing when he was attacked by a shark, sustaining severe injuries."

Two American tourists were injured after an apparent shark attack while swimming in the popular Bahamian resort area Bimini Bay in February. Bimini Bay is part of the westernmost island in the Bahamas, some 50 miles from Miami.

After weakening a bit, Erin continues to strengthen and grow. A tropical wave could become the next depression or storm.

A 63-year-old American man, who was attacked by a shark while spearfishing near Big Grand Cay, The Bahamas, has been airlifted to the United States (US) for medical treatment. A statement from the Royal Bahamas Police Force did not identify the American national,

The man was yanked from the water with severe injuries and rushed to a local clinic before being airlifted to the US for additional treatment, police said.

When SpaceX was negotiating a deal with the Bahamas last year to allow its Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land within the island nation's territory, Elon Musk's company offered a sweetener: complimentary Starlink internet terminals for the country's defense vessels,

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Erin is not only an intense hurricane, but it has also become a large storm in the Atlantic. While it won't landfall in the U.S., its large size will be a surf danger along the East Coast. Here's the latest.