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A man has died after a shark attack in the Egyptian resort of Hurghada on the Red Sea. This was announced by the Egyptian Ministry of the Environment on Thursday evening. The shark was later caught and the cause of the incident is being investigated. The ministry did not initially give any further details.
Local media reported that the victim was a Russian citizen. A boat was still trying to save the man who was desperately screaming for help. However, the boat was not able to approach him fast enough.
The shark was attracted by waste, the media reported, citing local authorities. Cattle dealers are said to have thrown dead animals into the sea. Sharks therefore eat the carcasses, which are often washed up on the coast. There they sometimes confuse the prey with swimming people and therefore attack them, it was said. According to the ministry, the beach was closed for two days.
The Red Sea is a popular destination for divers, among others. Shark attacks are actually rare there. Occasionally, however, deadly attacks occur. Two women, including an Austrian, were killed in a shark attack last summer. In 2018 a tourist from the Czech Republic died, in 2015 a German.
The attack is also reminiscent of the shark attack in South Africa, in which a 66-year-old man from the Mühlviertel died:
Source: Nachrichten
