American woman, Rohina Bhandari was mauled to death by a female tiger shark while scuba diving off the coast of Costa Rica, Ministry of Environment and Energy announced.
The deadly attack took place on Thursday in the waters of Cocos Island National Park.
According to The Washington Post, friends identified 49-year-old Rohina Bhandari — a director of a private equity firm in New York City — as the victim.
Bhandari’s dive guide sustained a serious wound to one of his extremities in the attack, the ministry said. At this time, doctors say he remains conscious with stable vital signs.
Desperately sad to hear of the tragic, untimely passing of my dear friend Rohina Bhandari. Always generous & gregarious, she was a mainstay of my social life in NYC a decade ago, visited us in Chile and so kindly lent us her apartment in NYC in July this year. RIP sweet Rohina. pic.twitter.com/nAyV8B8lum
— Jon Benjamin (@JonBenjamin19) December 3, 2017
The island is well-known for attracting divers. Authorities say the attack was an isolated incident — it was the first of its kind for the island-area.