A Canadian woman suffered severe injuries when she attempted to take a photo of a shark near a Turks and Caicos beach.

Wading in the shallows, she tried to engage with the shark so she could capture a picture, reports <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;The Daily Mail&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14398219/tourist-hands-bitten-shark-Caribbean-beach-predator.html&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14398219/tourist-hands-bitten-shark-Caribbean-beach-predator.html">The Daily Mail</a>.

Instead, the shark bit off both of her hands.

The incident occurred at a beach in Blue Hills, Providenciales, on Feb. 7.

Global Affairs Canada is aware of a “Canadian citizen who experienced an accident in Turks and Caicos,” says Charlotte MacLeod, a media relations officer for the department in Ottawa.

Canadian woman vacationing in Turks and Caicos tries to engage shark for photo and has hands bitten off{ai:summary}<p>A Canadian woman was severely injured by a shark while trying to take a photo at a beach in Turks and Caicos. The incident, which occurred on February 7, resulted in the shark biting off both of her hands.</p><p>Global Affairs Canada has acknowledged the incident involving the Canadian citizen. #society</p>

Shark bites off Canadian woman's hands when she tries to take a photo

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