Shark attack Egypt

Two women, one Austrian and the other Romanian, were killed in a shark attack this week off the coast of Egypt, Egypt's environment ministry and the ...

A similar attack killed a German tourist in 2015. Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi had on Friday ordered the closure of all beaches in the area for three days after "an Austrian tourist had her left arm torn off, seemingly in a shark attack". "Two women were attacked by a shark while swimming" in the Sahl Hasheesh area south of Hurghada on the Red Sea, the Egyptian ministry said Sunday on Facebook, reporting that both died.

Shark attacks have been mostly rare in Egypt's Red Sea coastal region in recent years, however in 2010 a string of attacks saw four swimmers injured and one ...

The lifeguard got her on the reef and he noticed she was severely wounded.” Shark experts at the time called the attacks “unprecedented” and Hesham Gabr, chairman of the Sharm El Sheikh Chamber of Diving and Water Sports, said in a statement that the attacks may have been triggered by overfishing. Jochen Van Lysebettens, a manager of the Red Sea Diving College at the resort who saw the attack, told Sky News: “Suddenly there was a scream of help and a lot of violence in the water. One person was killed and four injured in the 2010 Sharm El Sheikh shark attacks in 2010, which took place at the Red Sea resort in Egypt. On 1 December 2010, three Russians and one Ukrainian were seriously injured within minutes of one another, and a few days later, one 5 December, a German woman was killed. On Friday (1 July), an Austrian woman was killed in Egypt in a shark attack whilst swimming near the resort of Hurghada. Egyptian authorities had closed off a stretch of the country’s coastline a day after a shark attack killed an Austrian woman swimming near the resort of Hurghada.

A Romanian and an Austrian die within 600 metres of each other south of city of Hurghada.

Two sources told Reuters that the body of a Romanian tourist in her late forties was discovered hours after an attack that left a 68-year-old Austrian woman dead. A security source also added that the Austrian woman had been living in Egypt over the past five years with her Egyptian husband. Two women have been killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian environment ministry has said.

"Two women were attacked by a shark while swimming" in the Sahl Hasheesh area south of Hurghada, the Egyptian ministry said on Facebook, adding that they had ...

A similar attack killed a German tourist in 2015. In 2018, a Czech tourist was killed by a shark off a Red Sea beach. Two women were killed in a shark attack in a resort town on Egypt's Red Sea coast, the environment ministry said Sunday, after a video said to be of one the attacks emerged.

Romania's Foreign Ministry confirmed a tourist, yet to be identified, was killed in a shark attack on Sunday. A 68-year-old Austrian woman died on Friday after ...

On Saturday, Egyptian authorities closed a stretch of the country's Red Sea coastline after the Austrian woman died. A 68-year-old Austrian woman died on Friday after losing an arm and a leg in another attack by a Mako shark while swimming in the Red Sea near the resort town of Hurghada. A Romanian woman in her 40s has become the second victim of a shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea in the past couple of days.

Elisabeth Sauer, the victim in bloody water. An Austrian woman who was killed in. Elisabeth Sauer served as a councillor for the Austrian Green Party for six ...

A Russian man, who caught the aftermath on camera, said he saw the shark ‘turning and twisting the woman in the water’. It is believed Elisabeth was killed by a Mako shark, an endangered species in the Red Sea. The Austrian woman killed in a shark attack while snorkeling on holiday in Egypt has been pictured and identified.

Russian tourists staying at the Red Sea resort where two women were mauled to death by sharks say Egyptian lifeguards were warned there were predators in ...

I didn't manage to film it, but she was twisted in the water.' The German tourist, 71-year-old resort regular Renata Seifert, died of her injuries. Where are the life guards? She reached the shore with the help of a flipper, but died a short time later. She will forever be remembered for her warmth and [compassion].' May she rest in peace. 'But they laughed at them, saying there are no sharks in Sahl Hasheesh and never have been. She didn't even scream, didn't cry, nothing.' 'Life guards? Details about when the Romanian woman was killed have not been made public, with Egyptian officials now facing claims of a cover-up. News of her death first emerged on Sunday. To put it bluntly, everything is Egyptian style...

A spokesperson for the Austrian Foreign Ministry confirmed to ABC News that an Austrian citizen from the western state of Tyrol had died in Egypt. The Austrian ...

The ministry said a committee of specialists has been formed to investigate the circumstances of the incidents and any scientific reasons behind them. Shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea coastal region have been relatively rare in recent years. "The Ministry of Environment regrets the accident and extends its deepest condolences to the families of the two victims and extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to all concerned parties for their support," the ministry added.

“Two women were attacked by a shark while swimming” in the Sahl Hasheesh area, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian ministry of environment said on ...

However, in 2020, a Ukrainian boy lost his arm and an Egyptian tour guide lost a leg in a shark attack. I didn’t manage to film it, but she was twisted in the water,” an eyewitness was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying. A purported video widely shared online, that The Independent couldn't verify, showed the Austrian woman being attacked relatively close to the shore, as seen from a nearby pier.

Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday.

Divers are drawn by the steep drop-offs of coral reefs just offshore that offer a rich and colorful sea life. Shark attacks have been relatively rare in Egypt’s Red Sea coastal region in recent years. Two sources told Reuters that the body of a Romanian tourist in her late forties was discovered hours after an attack that left a 68-year-old Austrian woman dead.

Former Austrian councillor named as first victim as Romanian tourist killed in second attack just 650ft away.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. She will forever be remembered for her warm and humanly connecting way.” Our deepest condolences go out to the family!

A Romanian and an Austrian tourist have died after separate shark attacks off the Egyptian coast in three days, prompting the authorities to close off a ...

On Saturday, Egyptian authorities closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline after the first death. In 2020, a young Ukrainian boy and an Egyptian tour guide were both seriously injured in a shark attack. A tourist from the Czech Republic died off the Egyptian coast in 2018, three years after a German national was also killed in the Red Sea.