The newlywed who was killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas was identified Tuesday as a beloved math specialist from Massachusetts. Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, who was vacationing ...

Van Wart was identified Tuesday as the victim by the Royal Bahamas Police Force. She was paddleboarding with a “male relative” around 11:15 a.m. Monday in the waters of a resort on the west of ...

Police named the woman as 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van Wart from Boston, Massachusetts. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

LOWELL - The Massachusetts woman who was attacked and killed by a shark in the Bahamas has been identified by the Royal Bahamas Police as Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, of Lowell.

After 200 years as a family heirloom, a military decoration awarded to Isaac Van Wart, who helped capture a British spy and save West Point, has been given to New York State.

Van Wart was paddleboarding near a resort in New Providence when the attack occurred around 11:15 a.m. local time, according to a previous news release posted by authorities.

Authorities on Tuesday released the name of the Massachusetts woman who was killed in a shark attack while vacationing in the Bahamas.. Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, was identified as the victim ...