Waters off of Egypt’s southern resort city of Hurghada.Photo:AFP via Getty Images
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Egypt’s Environment Ministry later posted on Facebook that a tiger shark was responsible for the attack and had been captured, per Reuters.
A video circulating online purportedly shows the moment the man was attacked. In the video, horrified beachgoers looked on and could be heard screaming, as rescuers attempted to save him,according to Reuters.
Egypt’s southern Red Sea resort city of Hurghada.AFP via Getty Images
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As a result of the attack, authorities closed a 46-mile stretch of coastline through Sunday, per theAssociated Press. Egypt’s Environment Ministry said it would try and determine a reason for the attack.
In a message, the Russian consulate in Hurghada urged tourists to stay vigilant in the water and to follow any local bans on swimming, perThe Guardian.
While tiger shark attacks are not common in the Red Sea, the area did see two such fatal attacks last year, perThe Guardian. An Austrian woman and a Romanian womanwere both killedlast July in the same waters.
Tiger sharks rank second behind great white sharks in unprovoked attacks,according to Florida Museum’s International Shark Attack File.
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