The woman, who lost both of her hands, was flown off the island to receive medical care, according to the Turks and Caicos government.

Described as a “nightmare” situation, a 55-year-old Canadian was attacked by a 7-foot bull shark while vacationing in Turks and Caicos.

A Canadian tourist lost both her hands when she tried to take a picture with a 6-foot shark while swimming in Turks and Caicos and it bit her.

A 55-year-old Canadian tourist lost both her hands after being bitten by a shark while attempting to take a photo with it in the waters of Turks and Caicos. The incident occurred on February 7 near Providenciales, where she was snorkeling and tried to engage with the six-foot… pic.twitter.com/lXRmdTAhGe

A woman vacationing in the Turks and Caicos Islands lost both of her hands to a shark while trying to photograph it, reports the Telegraph. The woman, identified only as a 55-year-old from Canada, "attempted to engage with the animal" to take pictures while in shallow water on the beach on the island of Providenciales,

A 55-year-old woman apparently lost both hands when she was attacked by a shark while attempting a selfie off Thompson Cove Beach at Turks and Caicos Islands last week, according to a report by the New Zeland Herald.

A tourist to the Turks and Caicos was severely injured by a shark earlier this month, local officials said. The incident occurred on the island of Providenciales on Feb. 7, according to the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR).