People at the beach went to the woman’s rescue and helped her ashore, the authorities said, but she died at a hospital.

Arlene Lillis, a 56-year-old from Detroit Lakes, lost an arm and "later succumbed to her injures," police said.

A 56-year-old Detroit Lakes, Minn., woman, died after a suspected shark attack at Dorsch Beach St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands ...

A neighbor said his “heart sank” after learning Arlene Lillis, a Detroit Lakes woman who loved the water, died in an apparent ...

A nurse who was staying nearby and jumped into the water to rescue her said the woman was missing her arm from the elbow down ...

Arlene Lillis, 56, lost an arm during the attack at Dorcsh Beach on St. Croix and later succumbed to her injuries ...

Arlene Lillis, 56, was swimming off Drosch Beach on St. Croix around 4:30 p.m. Thursday when witnesses suddenly heard ...

A Minnesota woman was killed after a shark ripped her arm off while on a trip in the US Virgin Islands. Arlene Lillis, 56, ...

A Minnesota woman has died in a shark attack after her arm was bitten off while she was swimming in the U.S. Virgin Islands ...

ST. CROIX, VIRGIN ISLANDS (KFGO CBS NEWS) – A 56-year-old woman from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died after an apparent shark ...

It was not immediately clear what type of shark attacked Lillis. According to USVI Shark Diving, the sharks that roam the ...