Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A shark attacked and killed a Minnesota woman while she swam in waters along Dorsch Beach in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Thursday afternoon.
The Virgin Islands Police Department received an emergency call reporting the shark attack at 4:28 p.m. local time, and marine units and fire and emergency medical services personnel responded.
They found a woman who lost an arm in the attack and searched for a possible second victim, but found no one else.
The woman later was identified as Arlene Lillis, 56, of Minnesota, and she eventually died from her injuries.
"Our hearts are with the family and loved ones of the victim, and with everyone who witnessed this tragedy," Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said in a statement.
