Lauren Erickson Van Wart of Lowell killed in Bahamas shark attack
The Massachusetts woman who was attacked and killed by a shark in the Bahamas has been identified as Lauren Erickson Van Wart of Lowell.
The Massachusetts woman who was attacked and killed by a shark in the Bahamas has been identified as Lauren Erickson Van Wart of Lowell.
A Boston woman was attacked by a shark while paddle boarding in the Bahamas. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
A Boston woman was killed in a shark attack in the Bahamas
The woman and a male relative were paddle boarding at a resort about 3/4 mile away from the shore when she was bitten by the shark.
The woman remains hospitalized in what police described as serious condition.
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