Published: 16 December 2020
PHILIPSBURG:---The Nature Foundation would like to extend its deepest condolences to the friends and family members of the woman who died on Orient Bay beach. It is very saddened to hear about this accident and that the cause of her death is due to a shark. “Human fatalities due to shark bites are very rare and none were recorded before this accident on St. Maarten. No one will know the reason why this shark biting occurred causing the young woman to lose her life, however, we do want to stress that sharks are not killing machines. Rare accidents like this one can happen, however, most sharks are harmless and an important contributor to the health of our marine ecosystem” stated the Nature Foundation.