Helpless husband films as predator latches on to wife

A newlywed bride has been bitten by a shark while honeymooning in the Caribbean.

Evan Carroll caught the terrifying encounter on film as his wife Sarah Illig swam with tropical fish and nurse sharks in the turquoise waters surrounding the Bahamas.

"Mid-snorkelling with the sharks I felt a whoosh of water, something clamp down on my arm," the South Carolina resident told The Mirror.

"Less than a second later I realised how much it hurt and looked past where my goggles were blocking my side vision to see the shark (bigger than myself) latched on to my arm," she added.

Illig suffered lacerations on her wrist and arm but said it was "healing great".

She had been swimming with the sharks earlier on her trip and was told they rarely attack.

"This is a five-foot nurse shark that typically never bite unless provoked," she said.

"There was no tail pulling or feeding during my snorkel with them, as you can clearly see via video."