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A French tourist traveling in French Polynesia was attacked by a whitetip shark which tore off her hands and ripped one of her breasts from her body, emergency services have revealed.
The 25-year-old mother was left critically injured in front of her family while on a whale-watching trip on Monday (local time).
The victim was rushed into land in Moorea, French Polynesia, where she was attended by paramedics.
![The attack happened in French Polynesia while the woman and her family were on a whale-watching expedition. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XUGHSMEKHFLGGMJJZFMDSTJJA4.jpg?auth=ddb06cd25709758fafadc314c882cb1154a1406aacc74a939366f329b9802f2b&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)