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By Joe Hutchison for Dailymail.Com
02:06 January 28, 2024, updated 02:53 January 28, 2024
New footage has emerged showing the moments after a shark bit a 10-year-old boy’s leg while swimming in a shark tank at a Bahamas resort.
The video shows the aftermath of the incident that occurred while the young man was participating in an event at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort on January 15.
Concerned onlookers can be heard discussing what happened inside the tank as the water in the spin begins to turn red due to blood.
As the boy tries to get to safety, sharks can be seen frantically circling the tank.
Stuart Cove’s Blue Adventures, the group that runs the shark diving program for the resort, said the guest was in the water with a “dive instructor and dive guide.”
The boy was immediately taken to a hospital and is in serious but stable condition. He was flown from the hospital to Maryland for continued care on January 17.
A source said TMZ that the boy climbed into the tank with a companion as part of the shark experience at the hotel.
The boy headed to the floor of the tank with the companion while also wearing a large white helmet and a heavy oxygen tank.
Two reef sharks began swimming aggressively around him, before one of them impaled his legs.
The outlet reported that this caused the young man to lose his balance and straddle the shark, which retaliated by sinking its teeth into his leg.
Other images also emerged showing staff and a woman standing in a corner of the tank while a man can be heard screaming when the incident occurred.
The boy is then seen being picked up by staff out of the water while the woman recording the video is heard saying: “He bit him, a shark bit him, mom.”
A woman is also heard crying hysterically and moaning in the background as another man calls for help.
In a statement, organizers said: “We have launched a thorough internal investigation and are cooperating fully with the authorities.”
“Incidents like this involving interactions with marine life, including the shark species included in this experience, are rare and never acceptable.”
Their statement continued: “The experience will remain closed during the company’s investigation” and as we review the findings.
The “exciting” expedition is part of the Mayan temple area of the resort’s Aquaventure Zone.
Guests must wear special helmets to breathe underwater in order to get close to nurse and reef sharks.
The resort’s website informed guests that they did not need to have swimming experience to participate and that they had to be at least 10 years old, according to People.
The shark tank expedition page is no longer available on the website.