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Jordan Linsday death: Mother dragged dying daughter to shore after she was savaged by three sharks in the Bahamas
The devastated father of an American student who was mauled to death by sharks while on holiday, has told how his wife tried desperately to save her.Jordan Lindsay, 21, from South Carolina, was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island in the Bahamas while snorkelling with her family.She suffered devastating injuries after being savaged by the sharks, and was later pronounced dead in hospital.Ms Lindsay’s father Michael said she had been swimming with her mother on another part of the island when the tragic incident occurred."My wife was near Jordan, a few feet away, when the shark attacked," he told the ABC News."My wife got to Jordan and pulled Jordan to shore by herself.Officials said the 21-year-old’s arms, legs and buttocks were bitten and her right arm was severed.In a separate statement, Mr Linsday said his daughter would be remembered as “a great daughter and person“.“We already miss her so much,” he said. “She was so caring, she loved all animals. It’s ironic she would die getting attacked by a shark.”> Staff and Students at Loyola Marymount University are grieving today after 21 yr old student Jordan Lindsey from Torrance was killed by a shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas. Story at 4:30pm @nbcla pic.twitter.com/sbluDmFSMa> > — Angie Crouch (@AngieNBCLA) > > June 27, 2019Her family has since started a GoFundMe page, writing that the money would be used to cover funeral costs and expenses related to transporting her body back to California.The page, which describes the student as “the most beautiful, gentle soul”, raised more than £47,000 ($60,762) in one day.Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where Ms Lindsey was studying communications, announced its staff and students were grieving for the "devoted animal lover and climate change advocate".The Ministry of Tourism and Aviation of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas said in a statement: “On behalf of the Government and the people of The Bahamas expresses its condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of the victim of Wednesday's shark attack off Rose Island, near New Providence."
An American woman on holiday in the Bahamas has been killed after being attacked by three sharks.
Jordan Lindsay, from Torrance, South Carolina, was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island while snorkelling with her family, said
Royal Bahamas Police Force Deputy Commissioner Paul Roll.
She suffered devastating injuries after being savaged by the sharks.
Officials said her arms, legs and buttocks were bitten and her right arm was severed.
The 21-year-old's parents and other family members saw the sharks and yelled a warning but she did not hear them in time.
She was pronounced dead in hospital.
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation issued a statement expressing its condolences and "deepest sympathies" to the family.
"We can confirm a U.S. citizen in the Bahamas succumbed to her injuries following a shark attack on June 26," a State Department spokesperson said.
Her father Michael Lindsey said in a statement: "Her name was Jordan Lindsey...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."
After the attack, several tour boat workers jumped into the water to try and save her and an emergency boat arrived on the scene to rush her to a hospital, a witness told MailOnline.
"The Ministry of Tourism, on behalf of the Government and the people of The Bahamas expresses its condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of the victim of Wednesday's shark attack off Rose Island, near New Providence," the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas said in a statement.
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