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Officials said the man sustained severe injuries and was taken to a local clinic for medical assistance. He was then airlifted to the U.S. for additional treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>The Bahamas has one of the world&#8217;s highest rates of shark attacks, although data shows they are still extremely rare.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There have been just 34 confirmed attacks in the Bahamas over the last 400 years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/shark-attacks\/maps\/world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the International Shark Attack File, a database that tracks shark encounters with humans worldwide. That tally is the ninth highest of all countries tracked.<\/p>\n<p>Two American tourists were injured after an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/shark-attack-bahamas-american-women-tourists-injured-one-seriously\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">apparent shark attack<\/a><\/span> while swimming in the popular Bahamian resort area Bimini Bay in February. Bimini Bay is part of the westernmost island in the Bahamas, some 50 miles from Miami.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2023,\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/shark-attack-us-woman-killed-bahamas-paddle-boarding\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">a woman from Boston died<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in a shark attack while paddleboarding with a family member, police said at the time. Shortly after, in January 2024,\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/shark-attack-maryland-boy-bahamas-resort\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">a 10-year-old boy<\/a><\/span>\u00a0from Maryland sustained a bite while participating in a shark tank expedition at another Bahamian resort. He was hospitalized for a bite on the leg, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, on Friday, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/carnival-cruise-passengers-die-separate-drowning-incidents-bahamas-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">two Carnival Cruise passengers from the U.S. drowned<\/a><\/span> in separate incidents at Carnival Cruise Line&#8217;s new Bahamas resort, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/lucia-suarez-sang\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Lucia I Suarez Sang<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. 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