India, Feb. 15 -- A relaxing day at a beach in Turks and Caicos turned into a nightmare for a Canadian tourist after a shark attacked her while she was posing for a photo in the ocean. The incident occurred on Friday near Thompson's Cove Beach in central Providenciales, just a few meters from the shore, reported The Sun.

According to local reports, the 55-year-old woman attempted to "engage" with the shark when it suddenly lashed out, biting off both her hands in a single strike. Her family, watching from the beach, witnessed the horrifying moment before her husband jumped into the water in an attempt to fend off the predator.

Photos from the scene show beachgoers rushing to help, using cloths to stop the excessive bleeding as she lay o...