Two friends have spoken out after being attacked by a shark while holidaying in the Bahamas. Rileigh Decker and Summer Layman ...

Layman and Rileigh Decker, both in their 20s, had jumped into the ocean off their friend's yacht when the attack took place.

Hours after landing in the Bahamas, the fun stopped when a shark bit two women after they jumped into the ocean from a boat.

Summer Layman, 24, and Rileigh Decker ... CNN has reached out to the Royal Bahamas Police Force for comment. Unprovoked shark attacks are rare in the Bahamas, with just 34 recorded since 1580 ...

The 55-year-old tourist attempted to 'engage with the animal from the shallows in an attempt to take photographs,' according to Turks and Caicos authorities.

In recent months, shark attacks in Caribbean waters have been occurring frequently ... Also last Friday, Bahamian news outlets reported that two American women were attacked in Bimini Bay. Summer ...

Two American tourists are speaking out after they were attacked by a shark just hours into their getaway at a popular beach resort in the Bahamas last weekend. The attack occurred while the women ...

Providenciales in the Turks And Caicos Islands. Picture: Supplied Reports suggest that it was a bull shark that carried out the attack but the exact species has not been confirmed. The waters ...