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Cooling off in the turquoise waters of a tropical resort feels rather less appealing this Christmas in the wake of two fatal shark attacks in as many weeks. Newlywed Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, from Massachusetts, was killed while paddleboarding with her husband off the coast of Nassau on Monday, while in Mexico, a 26-year-old mother lost her life to a bull shark while swimming with her daughter, five, off Melaque Bay, Cihuatlán.

Eighteen months in the making led to the arrest of 16 people in an operation targeting drug trafficking titled, "Big Boi."

Neighbors expressed shock Wednesday, one day after 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van Wart was identified as the victim in a deadly shark attack in the Bahamas<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/neighbors-shocked-after-lowell-woman-identified-as-victim-in-shark-attack-in-bahamas/">Read More</a>

Two people died after apparent encounters with sharks in recent days, sparking renewed concerns about the risk of being bitten by the animal. A woman died over the weekend in Mexico after suffering a...

Despite the mass fear surrounding the deadly animals, the chances of being attacked and killed by a shark are one in 3.75 million.