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Boston Woman Killed in Bahamas Shark Attack Identified as ‘Beloved’ Math Editor

‘TRAGEDY’

Lauren Erickson Van Wart was paddleboarding with her husband when she was fatally bitten.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Police officers walk on the beach after what police described as a fatal shark attack against a tourist at Sandals Royal Bahamian resort, in Nassau, Bahamas December 4, 2023.
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