American boy, 12, attacked by shark at luxury Caribbean resort

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:16, 24 June 2026 | Updated: 18:17, 24 June 2026 An American boy was raced to hospital in the Bahamas after being attacked by a shark at a popular tourist beach.  The boy, aged 12, was attacked at the Exuma Cays area around 3:30pm on Tuesday in front of his horrified family, Royal Bahamas Police said.  The extent of the boy's injuries are not clear, but reports said he was listed in stable condition when he was transported to hospital in New Providence.  The Exuma Cays are a popular coastline of beaches known for swimming and scuba diving among tourists.  The area has also seen a number of shark attacks in recent years, including in 2018 when American boy Asher Jones was attacked by a nurse shark on-camera.  An American boy was raced to hospital in the Bahamas after being attacked by a shark at the Exuma Cays area, a popular tourist beach (seen in a stock image) No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.