The two female tourists were swimming in Bimini Bay on Friday around 6:30 p.m. when they were injured in a suspected shark attack, police said.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force said two American women were bitten by a shark while touring the country's Bimini district.

Two American women suffered injuries in an apparent shark attack in the Bahamas, local authorities said. The incident is under investigation.

The American tourists were swimming off Bimini Bay - a popular Bahamas resort - on Friday evening when they were set upon by the beast, with one reportedly suffering serious injuries

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.

A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia’s east coast, authorities said.