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The 44-year-old woman was paddleboarding with a male relative about three-quarters of a mile from shore when the shark attacked her around 11:15 a.m. in New Providence, Royal Bahamas police said.
The 44 year-old woman was enjoying the warm waters off Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort with her new husband when she was fatally-attacked by the predator.
The Boston newlywed who was killed by a shark while paddle boarding with her husband a day after their dreamy Bahamas wedding has been identified as Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44.