a stretch of Authorities closed Egypt’s Red Sea coast on Saturday after a shark killed an Austrian woman swimming near the resort. of Hurghada the day before.
68-year- old woman, who He lost his leg and arm in Sharks attackshe died shortly after being brought to private Nile Hospital in hurghada egyptian health official He said.
She was barely alive when she was brought in in on Friday , official He added that the medical staff’s attempts to revive her failed. The official wire on condition of Anonymity as he is not authorized to speak to reporters.
According to an internal document of office of conservative of Red Sea Governorate joint with The Associated Press (AP), the authorities had to shut down off The area for Three days, all “marine activities” were banned, including diving, snorkeling, windsurfing and kite surfing. The fishing boats also forbidden from water off Hurghada.
A video has been shared online allegedly show The attack on The woman next to a mako shark is relatively close to shore, seen from a nearby pier. In the video, the water around the woman turns red from the blood of bystanders on Sidewalk throw float device towards her. It remained unclear how She was able to reach the beach.
Shark attacks were relatively rare in The coast of Egypt on the Red Sea region in Last few years. In 2020, a young A Ukrainian boy lost an arm and a leg in an Egyptian tour guide in Shark attack. In 2010, a flood of Shark attacks killed one A European tourist mutilated several others off Sharm El-Shaikh on Sinai Peninsula across the Red Sea from Hurghada.
Some of the Red Sea resorts in Egypt, including Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh, are some of The country’s main beach destinations are popular with European tourists. divers drawn from very steep drop-Office of Coral reefs just Offshore it offers a rich and colorful marine life.
The authorities have in Recent years have sought to revive the vital tourism sector, which has been damaged for years of instability and more Recently, the coronavirus pandemic and war in Ukraine.
