A fatal shark attack occurred at a popular Red Sea resort in Marsa Alam, Egypt, resulting in the death of a 48-year-old Italian tourist. Another Italian tourist, aged 69, sustained injuries in the attack.
A tourist has been killed in a shark attack at a popular Red Sea holiday resort in Egypt . Another man was also injured in the attack in Marsa Alam , according to Egypt 's environment ministry. A source at the Italian foreign ministry said that the man killed was a 48-year-old resident of Rome. The injured man is 69 and also Italian, from Cremona. The injured man was taken to hospital in Port Ghalib, around 30 miles north of Marsa Alam , the Egypt ian ministry said on Sunday.
The ministry said the attack occurred in deep water outside the designated swimming zone near the jetties in northern Marsa Alam, adding that swimming out from the jetties was prohibited and the jetties would be closed for two days from Monday. The Red Sea is a major tourist destination whose marine life make it popular with divers and Marsa Alam is an Egyptian coastal town known for its coral reefs and beaches. Deadly shark attacks are a near-yearly occurrence in Egypt's Red Sea, where marine experts warn unregulated construction, overfishing, and irresponsible tourism practices contribute to changing the ecosystem and shark behaviour. The last similar incident was in June 2023 when a tiger shark killed a Russian national in Hurghada, another coastal city on the Red Sea north of Marsa Alam. A source at the Italian foreign ministry said that the man killed was a 48-year-old resident of Rome. The injured man is 69 years old and also Italian, from Cremona (file image of a shark off Egypt) The injured man was taken to hospital in Port Ghalib, around 30 miles north of Marsa Alam, the Egyptian ministry said on Sunday (file image of Port Ghalib) Vladimir Popov, 23, was circled by the 'meat grinder' tiger shark before he was dragged underwater, as he screamed out: 'Papa, save me!' Holidaymakers scrambled from the water as horrified onlookers called out to Vladimir to swim away from the shark before he was mauled to deat
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