Red Sea –
Shark kills tourist in Egypt
A tourist was killed and another injured by a shark in the Red Sea, the Egyptian Environment Ministry announced on Sunday.
Published today at 3:29 p.m.
A whitetip shark swims near the Elphinstone Reef dive site off the coast of Marsa Alam in Egypt’s Red Sea, October 9, 2018 (archive).
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“Two foreigners were attacked in the region (…) of Marsa Alam by a shark which injured one of them and killed the other,” the ministry said in a statement.
The two tourists were taken to Port Ghalib hospital in the Red Sea governorate.
Authorities decided to close the area to swimming for two days following the incident, which the ministry said occurred in “deep water outside the bathing area.”
The Egyptian government has not revealed the nationality of the victims.
Rare attacks
The Red Sea coast is an important tourist destination in Egypt. It is also a key employer and a source of foreign currency for this country of 107 million inhabitants which is experiencing a serious economic crisis.
Sharks are not rare in the Red Sea but very rarely attack swimmers if they do not exceed the authorized limits.
In June 2023, a Russian was killed by a shark off the coast of Hurghada, on the Red Sea, according to authorities.
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