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A 68-year-old Austrian woman died last Friday after losing an arm and a foot in another fish attack. Shark I type mako Short fin while swimming in the Red Sea near the city Hurghada coastal.
She had announced Egyptian Ministry of Environment In a statement on Sunday, two women were killed south of Hurghada on the Red Sea, after they were attacked by a shark while they were swimming.
The ministry’s statement, which was published on its official Facebook page, stated:"Two women were attacked by a shark while practicing surface swimming in the area facing Sahl Hasheesh Resort, south of Hurghada".
The statement added that the work team specialized in investigating the causes of the accident "He is completing his work tasks to find out precisely the reasons for the behaviors that resulted from the shark that caused the accident towards the two victims.".
On the other hand, local Egyptian media widely reported the death of a second woman in another shark attack on Sunday.
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it is working to identify the victim in preparation for informing her family and initiating procedures return the body to Romania.
On Saturday, the Egyptian authorities closed part of the country’s coast on the Red Sea, after the death of the Austrian woman.
The authorities also banned water activities Including diving, snorkeling andkitesurfing And water skiing, and fishing boats were banned in the waters off Hurghada.
A video recording spread across the Internet, reportedly showing the attack that killed the Austrian woman, a relatively close distance from the beach, as it appeared from a nearby pier.
The recording shows the water turning red due to blood, as pedestrians on the sidewalk throw a rubber buoy towards them.
It is not yet clear how the shark managed to reach shore.
and attacks Sharks It has been fairly rare in the coastal region of the Red Sea in recent years.
In 2020, a young Ukrainian boy lost his arm and an Egyptian tour guide lost his leg in a shark attack.
In 2010, a series of shark attacks killed a European tourist and maimed several others in the Red Sea waters off the city of Sharm el-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula, across the Red Sea from Hurghada.
The Red Sea resorts in Egypt, including Hurghada andSharm El-ShaikhIt is one of the country’s main coastal destinations and is popular with European tourists.
Divers are drawn to the cliffs Coral reefs Very deep, close to the shore, which enjoys a rich and diverse marine life.
In recent years, the Egyptian authorities have sought to revive the vital tourism sector, which has suffered from years of turmoil, recently followed by the Corona pandemic andThe war in Ukraine.
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A 68-year-old Austrian woman died last Friday after losing an arm and a foot in another fish attack. Shark I type mako Short fin while swimming in the Red Sea near the city Hurghada coastal.
She had announced Egyptian Ministry of Environment In a statement on Sunday, two women were killed south of Hurghada on the Red Sea, after they were attacked by a shark while they were swimming.
“Two women were attacked by a shark while practicing surface swimming in the area facing Sahl Hasheesh Resort, south of Hurghada,” the ministry’s statement, which was published on its official Facebook page, stated.
The statement added that the work team specialized in investigating the causes of the accident is “completing its work tasks in order to reach accurately the reasons for the behaviors that resulted from the shark causing the accident towards the two victims.”
On the other hand, local Egyptian media widely reported the death of a second woman in another shark attack on Sunday.
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it is working to identify the victim in preparation for informing her family and initiating procedures return the body to Romania.
On Saturday, the Egyptian authorities closed part of the country’s coast on the Red Sea, after the death of the Austrian woman.
The authorities also banned water activities Including diving, snorkeling andkitesurfing And water skiing, and fishing boats were banned in the waters off Hurghada.
A video recording spread across the Internet, reportedly showing the attack that killed the Austrian woman, a relatively close distance from the beach, as it appeared from a nearby pier.
The recording shows the water turning red due to blood, as pedestrians on the sidewalk throw a rubber buoy towards them.
It is not yet clear how the shark managed to reach shore.
and attacks Sharks It has been fairly rare in the coastal region of the Red Sea in recent years.
In 2020, a young Ukrainian boy lost his arm and an Egyptian tour guide lost his leg in a shark attack.
In 2010, a series of shark attacks killed a European tourist and maimed several others in the Red Sea waters off the city of Sharm el-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula, across the Red Sea from Hurghada.
The Red Sea resorts in Egypt, including Hurghada andSharm El-ShaikhIt is one of the country’s main coastal destinations and is popular with European tourists.
Divers are drawn to the cliffs Coral reefs Very deep, close to the shore, which enjoys a rich and diverse marine life.
In recent years, the Egyptian authorities have sought to revive the vital tourism sector, which has suffered from years of turmoil, recently followed by the Corona pandemic andThe war in Ukraine.