A tourist is thought to have lost both her hands in a shark attack in the Caribbean after trying to ‘engage’ with the animal for a photo. The Canadian woman, named locally as Nathalie Ross, 55, was attacked in shallow waters off Thompson’s Cove Beach on the Turks and Caicos Islands at around 10.

A Canadian tourist, Nathalie Ross is reported to have lost both hands in a shark attack while trying to interact with the animal for a photograph.

The shark attack happened Feb. 7, off a beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands, 600 miles southeast of Miami, officials said. Facebook video screengrab A tourist visiting the Caribbean had to be flown to a hospital after being attacked while trying to “engage” with a shark,