Shark rips woman’s leg off on vacation in Turks and Caicos

A shark ripped off the leg of a Connecticut woman in an attack as she snorkelled off the coast of the Turks and Caicos islands in the Caribbean.

Officials say that the 22-year-old was in the water outside the Blue Haven Resort on the island of Providenciales, which is part of the Turks and Caicos chain.

An employee at the resort called an ambulance for the woman, who was snorkelling with a friend, the Royal Turks and Caicos Police said on social media.