Nation 73-year-old Iowa woman has leg amputated after shark attack while scuba diving in Bahamas June 18, 2023June 18, 2023Isabelle Butera, USA TODAYComments Off on 73-year-old Iowa woman has leg amputated after shark attack while scuba diving in Bahamas While swimming on the coast of Taino Beach in the Bahamas, Heidi Ernst, 73, suffered a shark bite to her calf, resulting in her leg being amputated.