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The U.S. Embassy within the Bahamas on Wednesday issued a sexual assault warning to girls renting jet skis in Nassau.
Nassau jet ski operators have allegedly raped and sexually assaulted a number of American girls, in line with the alert posted on the embassy’s web site.
The assaults embrace two U.S. girls who reported rapes during the last month. There have been additionally a complete of three rapes reported associated to jet ski leases final 12 months.
The embassy stated sexual assaults towards girls have additionally occurred in jet ski-related incidents.
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The U.S. Embassy within the Bahamas has issued a warning to American girls renting jet skis. (iStock)
“Ladies victims reported that male jet ski operators picked them up from downtown Nassau and Paradise Island seashores. This contains the realm from Junkanoo Seashore to Saunders Seashore and Cabbage Seashore,” the U.S. Embassy stated. “The victims stated they had been raped and assaulted on remoted islands close to New Windfall.”
Since August of final 12 months, 4 People “had been hospitalized with accidents from jet ski accidents,” two of whom “wanted emergency evacuations to the US as a consequence of their accidents.”
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Nassau jet ski operators have allegedly raped and sexually assaulted a number of American girls, the alert states. (iStock)
“Resulting from safety dangers, U.S. authorities workers working in The Bahamas are prohibited from renting and utilizing jet skis on New Windfall and Paradise islands,” the Embassy acknowledged.
Embassy officers additionally advocate avoiding jet ski leases within the Bahamas, being conscious of 1’s environment, staying alert in public restrooms and close to Nassau seashores, and following native climate and Marine alerts.
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Embassy officers additionally advocate avoiding jet ski leases within the Bahamas, being conscious of 1’s environment, staying alert in public restrooms and close to Nassau seashores, and following native climate and Marine alerts. (iStock)
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The State Division has issued a Degree 2 Journey Advisory for the Bahamas, in addition to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles and Turks and Caicos.
The Degree 2 Journey Advisory warns vacationers to “pay attention to heightened dangers to security and safety.”
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
