Mass. woman killed in shark attack in Bahamas is identified

Van Wart was killed in a shark attack while she was paddle-boarding about three quarters of a mile offshore, Bahamian police said Monday. She was on the water with a male relative near a resort on the western side of New Providence island when she was bitten, Royal Bahamas Police Force Sergeant Desiree Ferguson told reporters. The victim was Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a brief statement. Bahamian officials on Tuesday identified a Massachusetts woman who died after she was attacked by a...