Tourist claims shark attack treatment at Club Med resort was delayed over insurance issues: lawsuit

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tourist claims she was attacked by a shark while vacationing in the Caribbean, and blames a sailing instructor at her resort for the “permanent nerve damage” and “massive scarring” that resulted, according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Independent.
After the animal bit down on Yvonne Martin’s upper thigh, the Columbia, Maryland, resident broke free and returned to the beach at Club Med Turkoise, the all-inclusive property in the Turks and Caicos Islands where she was staying, her complaint states.

tourist claims she was attacked by a shark while vacationing in the Caribbean, and blames a sailing instructor at her resort for the “permanent nerve damage” and “massive scarring” that resulted, according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Independent.
After the animal bit down on Yvonne Martin’s upper thigh, the Columbia, Maryland, resident broke free and returned to the beach at Club Med Turkoise, the all-inclusive property in the Turks and Caicos Islands where she was staying, her complaint states.

Sources: The Independent