Shark attack Hurghada

A stretch of the Red Sea coast around Hurghada has been closed to divers and other water-users for at least three days following a snorkeller's fatal.

She was in critical condition as she was taken by ambulance to the town’s Nile Hospital and was pronounced dead soon after arrival as attempts to resuscitate her failed. The incident occurred at Sahl Hasheesh, a bay between Hurghada and Safaga to the south popular with tourists. The victim, a 68-year-old Austrian woman thought to have been a local resident, had been in the water just off the beach near the pier, and lost an arm and a leg in the attack.

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania's Foreign Ministry said Sunday that a tourist from the country was killed in a shark attack while vacationing in Egypt, ...

Shark attacks have been relatively rare in Egypt’s Red Sea coastal region in recent years. On Saturday, Egyptian authorities closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline after the Austrian woman died. In the video, the water around the swimmer turns red from blood as bystanders on the pier throw a flotation device toward her.

Incidents of shark attacks are rare in the Egyptian Red Sea, the most famous of which was an attack that killed a 12-year-old Ukrainian boy and an Egyptian tour ...

'Any activity is prohibited for three days' on the beaches in the south of Hurghada - Click the link for more details.

In 2018 a Czech tourist was killed by a shark off an Egyptian beach in the Red Sea, as was a German in 2015 and in 2010 a German woman died and four other tourists were seriously injured in attacks by sharks off a beach in Sharm el-Sheikh, the most famous of Egyptian seaside resorts. “Any activity is prohibited for three days” on the beaches in the south of Hurghada, in the south-east of Egypt, indicated Friday an order of the governor of this region of the Red Sea, Amr Hanafi. The Egyptian Ministry of the Environment reported on Sunday the death of two women in a shark attack near Hurghada, a famous seaside resort on the Red Sea, where several beaches have been closed since this incident on Friday.

Report says incident occurred 600 meters from where Austrian woman was killed on Friday, spurring authorities to close off part of coastline and ban water ...

Divers are drawn by the steep drop-offs of coral reefs just offshore that offer a rich and colorful sea life. In the video, the water around the swimmer turns red from blood as bystanders on the pier throw a flotation device toward her. On Saturday, Egyptian authorities closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline after the Austrian woman died.

A 68-year-old Austrian woman died on Friday after losing an arm and a leg in another attack by a Moka shark while swimming in the Red Sea near the resort town ...

Shark attacks have been relatively rare in Egypt’s Red Sea coastal region in recent years. On Saturday, Egyptian authorities closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline after the Austrian woman died. In the video, the water around the swimmer turns red from blood as bystanders on the pier throw a flotation device toward her.

Two women, one Austrian and the other Romanian, were killed in a shark attack this week off the coast of Egypt, Egypt's environment ministry and the ...

A similar attack killed a German tourist in 2015. Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi had on Friday ordered the closure of all beaches in the area for three days after "an Austrian tourist had her left arm torn off, seemingly in a shark attack". "Two women were attacked by a shark while swimming" in the Sahl Hasheesh area south of Hurghada on the Red Sea, the Egyptian ministry said Sunday on Facebook, reporting that both died.

Shark attacks have been mostly rare in Egypt's Red Sea coastal region in recent years, however in 2010 a string of attacks saw four swimmers injured and one ...

The lifeguard got her on the reef and he noticed she was severely wounded.” Shark experts at the time called the attacks “unprecedented” and Hesham Gabr, chairman of the Sharm El Sheikh Chamber of Diving and Water Sports, said in a statement that the attacks may have been triggered by overfishing. Jochen Van Lysebettens, a manager of the Red Sea Diving College at the resort who saw the attack, told Sky News: “Suddenly there was a scream of help and a lot of violence in the water. One person was killed and four injured in the 2010 Sharm El Sheikh shark attacks in 2010, which took place at the Red Sea resort in Egypt. On 1 December 2010, three Russians and one Ukrainian were seriously injured within minutes of one another, and a few days later, one 5 December, a German woman was killed. On Friday (1 July), an Austrian woman was killed in Egypt in a shark attack whilst swimming near the resort of Hurghada. Egyptian authorities had closed off a stretch of the country’s coastline a day after a shark attack killed an Austrian woman swimming near the resort of Hurghada.

A Romanian and an Austrian die within 600 metres of each other south of city of Hurghada.

Two sources told Reuters that the body of a Romanian tourist in her late forties was discovered hours after an attack that left a 68-year-old Austrian woman dead. A security source also added that the Austrian woman had been living in Egypt over the past five years with her Egyptian husband. Two women have been killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian environment ministry has said.

Russian tourists staying at the Red Sea resort where two women were mauled to death by sharks say Egyptian lifeguards were warned there were predators in ...

I didn't manage to film it, but she was twisted in the water.' The German tourist, 71-year-old resort regular Renata Seifert, died of her injuries. Where are the life guards? She reached the shore with the help of a flipper, but died a short time later. She will forever be remembered for her warmth and [compassion].' May she rest in peace. 'But they laughed at them, saying there are no sharks in Sahl Hasheesh and never have been. She didn't even scream, didn't cry, nothing.' 'Life guards? Details about when the Romanian woman was killed have not been made public, with Egyptian officials now facing claims of a cover-up. News of her death first emerged on Sunday. To put it bluntly, everything is Egyptian style...

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The ministry said a committee of specialists has been formed to investigate the circumstances of the incidents and any scientific reasons behind them. Shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea coastal region have been relatively rare in recent years. "The Ministry of Environment regrets the accident and extends its deepest condolences to the families of the two victims and extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to all concerned parties for their support," the ministry added.

Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday.

Two sources told Reuters that the body of a Romanian tourist in her late 40s was discovered hours after an attack that left a 68-year-old Austrian woman dead. A security source also added that the Austrian woman had been living in Egypt over the past five years with her Egyptian husband. The first victim was transferred to a local private hospital, a source at the Red Sea Health Affairs Directorate told Reuters. He added that there were attempts to resuscitate her, but she died from her injuries.

Austria's foreign ministry confirmed to AFP Sunday "the death of an Austrian citizen in Egypt", without providing further details. Sign up for National Breaking ...

A similar attack killed a German tourist in 2015. Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi had on Friday ordered the closure of all beaches in the area for three days after "an Austrian tourist had her left arm torn off, seemingly in a shark attack". "Two women were attacked by a shark while swimming" in the Sahl Hasheesh area south of Hurghada on the Red Sea, the Egyptian ministry said Sunday on Facebook, reporting that both died.

The Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad, announced that a committee of specialists in the Red Sea Reserves and the Hurghada Environmental Protection and ...