Two U.S. tourists were mauled in a suspected shark attack while swimming in the sea in the Bahamas. The Royal Bahamas Police Force has launched an investigation after two women, neither of whom have been publicly identified, were injured off Bimini Bay. The incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Friday, according to police.

Two American women are recovering after they say they were attacked by a shark while swimming in The Bahamas. The reported attack occurred on Friday around 6:30 p.m. in the waters of Bimini Bay, where authorities are investigating,

Rileigh Decker and Summer Layman had jumped off their friend's boat in Bimini Bay together on Friday and were swimming back when the attack occurred.

Two American women visiting the Bahamas over the weekend were attacked by a shark, local authorities said, with at least one of the victims sustaining serious injuries.

Two American tourists have been injured in a suspected shark attack in the Bahamas. The women were swimming in waters off Bimini, the Bahamas' westernmost district about 50 miles east of Miami, around 6:30pm Friday when they sustained injuries to the lower body,