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New York equity executive killed by tiger shark while scuba diving off Costa Rica

AKIPRESS.COM - An American tourist was fatally mauled by a tiger shark while scuba diving on an island off the coast of Costa Rica, Washington Post reported citing local authorities.

The woman, identified by her friends as 49-year-old Rohina Bhandari, a director at a New York City private equity firm, died after an early morning attack Thursday on Cocos Island National Park, more than 340 miles off the Costa Rican coast. Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and Energy identified her in a statement only by her last name.

Bhandari was ascending to the surface at the Manuelita dive site when her 26-year-old diving guide noticed the shark, which he described as a female tiger shark. The guide, identified only by his last name Jiménez, tried to scare the shark off, but it was too late. The shark mauled Bhandari, leaving severe bites on both of her legs, the ministry said in the statement.

A boater at the surface helped repel the shark as it attacked Bhandari’s diving instructor. The guide sustained a shark bite on one of his legs but survived. A team of doctors on site treated Jiménez and confirmed the death of Bhandari, the ministry said.

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