The Department of Environment is warning swimmers to be aware of small baitfish in the water after an elderly woman was taken to hospital after apparently being bitten in the arm by a barracuda, likely to have been in the area feeding on the tiny fish.
The 84-year-old woman, who is visiting Cayman, received “what appears to be a barracuda bite” in the middle of her right arm while swimming off Colonial Club Condo on Seven Mile Beach, the department said in a Facebook post on Monday.
“The responding DoE Conservation Officer noticed several schools of sprats and some feeding activity in the water at the location,” the post noted. “The public is reminded to be aware of small baitfish jumping out of the water when swimming as this is usually an indication of feeding activity nearby.”
Barracuda are said to be attracted to shiny and glittery objects, like jewellery, as they confuse them with the silvery gleam of the scales of the small fish they prey upon.
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