in deadly rare shark attacktwo women – one The Austrian and the other Romanian – were killed this week off the coast of Egypt Egypt environment Ministry and foreign tourists ministries Sunday said.
“two women I was attacked by a shark while swimming.” in Sahl Hasheesh area South of Hurghada on The Egyptian Ministry said, on Sunday, that the Red Sea on Facebook, reported the death of both.
Austrian news Apa Agency said one of The women was 68-yearFrom the country of Tyrol region who was on vacation in Egypt. The Austrian Foreign Ministry confirmed to AFP on Sunday, “The death of Austrian citizen in Egypt,” without going into further details.
according to information Received from the Egyptian authorities, the Romanian Foreign Ministry confirmed to AFP on Sunday ” death of A Romanian citizen “looked like” it was caused by “shark attack” off Hurghada.
Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi on Friday ordered closed of all beaches in The area for Three days after taking her “Austrian tourist left torn arm offSeemingly in Shark attack. ”
social media Users on On Friday, share a video – authenticity, history and location of Which AFP could not independently verify – a swimmer appears struggling Before what appeared to be a file pool of Blood came out around her. a task force Working to “know the scientific aspect” causes and circumstances of The attackDetermine the causes behind Sharks behavior resulted in in the incident ” environment Ministry said on Sunday.
The Red Sea is a popular tourist destination, where sharks are found common but rarely attack people Swimming within the permitted limits. In 2018, a Czech tourist was killed by a shark off Red Sea beach. similar attack German tourist killed in 2015.
In 2010, a flood of Five attacks in Five days unusually close to the beach of Sharm El-Sheikh, a hot tourist destination, was killed one Four other German tourists were wounded. Egypt currently struggling to beat it rising Inflation and currency weakness.
The country is highly dependent on Tourism revenues from the Red Sea, accounting for 65% of Tourists who visit the country. However, the tourism industry has been hit back-to-back over The past A decade, including the country’s 2011 uprising, the unrest that followed, and the coronavirus pandemic.
