A British tourist has died in the Bahamas after colliding with a rock while riding a jet ski just off a popular beach on a private island.

The 73-year-old tourist had stopped off at the private island Half Moon Cay during a Holland America Line cruise around the Caribbean when the incident occurred on 18 April.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force said that shortly after 1pm, police on the neighbouring island of Eleuthera were alerted of the incident by the island manager and proceeded over to Half Moon Cay.

Upon arrival, police found out the woman was riding a jet ski “when she allegedly lost control and collided with a rock”. The police labelled the incident as an accident